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The power of collaboration is promising an international future for a Canadian pear variety first bred four decades ago.

Happi Pear™ has recently made its North American consumer debut thanks to the combined efforts of Vineland, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and grower-marketer Stemilt.

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  • Growing Environment
    Orchard
  • Crop Type
    Pear

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  • In Collaboration With
    • Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
    • Stemilt Growers
    • Associated International Group of Nurseries (AIGN)
    • Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA)

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The pear traces its origins to the AAFC tree fruit breeding program, now under the auspices of Vineland, which has been working to bring some of the most promising varieties to market.

About Happi Pear™

Happi Pear™ has attributes in demand with consumers:  and a sun-kissed rosy, yellow-green skin. And it’s popular with growers too, consistently producing large fruit from trees that are resistant to fire blight, a destructive bacterial disease affecting apple and pear trees.

The Happi Pear™ features:
• Firm fruit sweet
• Sweet, juicy flavour
• Sun-kissed rosy, yellow-green skin
• Large fruit
• Winter hardiness

• Fire-blight resistant.

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“We haven’t released any branded pears in the U.S., so we’re really excited about this one because it is grower-friendly with unique texture and flavour,”  “Vineland has a strong history of coming out with new fruit varieties.”
Brianna Shales – Marketing Director at Stemilt.
“We’ve worked with Vineland and their breeding programs for at least five years to commercialize some of their selections and we have a good  relationship.”
Kevin Brandt – Brandt Fruit Trees

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