Red d'Anjou
Available as:
Stemilt & Artisan Organics
Facts of Interest: The red d’ Anjou pear is a sweet, flavorful variety that is virtually identical to the green d’Anjou other than the pear’s exterior color.
Simply called Anjou by most people today, the green d’Anjou is believed to have originated near Angers, France. Thomas Rivers, who was an author and pomologist, introduced the Anjou to England in the 19th century. It was brought to America by Col. Marshall P. Wilder around 1842.
The red Anjou was discovered as a bud sport of the green d'Anjou in the early 1950s near Medford, Oregon. A bud sport is a natural mutation of the tree that often doesn’t yield marketable fruit. However, the red d'Anjou sport produced high-quality fruit. A second red sport that yielded marketable fruit was found in the late 1970s in Parkdale, Oregon.
Red d'Anjous are recognizable by their egg-shaped appearance. Their red color varies from pear to pear, but most red Anjous are a deep maroon. Red d'Anjous ripen best off the tree and are perfect for fresh eating, cooking, and baking.
Characteristics
Appearance:
Dark red to crimson in color
Texture & Firmness:
Firm and dense; Juicy when ripe
Internal Character:
Off-white to a creamy pink
Flavor:
Sweet
Shape:
Nearly egg-shaped
Size:
Medium to large
Uses:
Fresh out-of-hand, salads as well as broiled & poached
Artisan Organics is Stemilt Growers’ banner for organic tree fruits. This label adorns all packaging and price look-up stickers on Stemilt’s organic apples, pears, cherries, and stone fruits.
We began major investments in organic tree fruit production back in 1989. That’s when Stemilt founder Tom Mathison launched his Responsible Choice program, urging growers and company managers to look for ways to conserve natural resources and reduce synthetic materials in all our growing and packing operations.
Since that year, Stemilt has become a national leader in organic tree fruit production and packing:
• Artisan Organics are grown with tree and soil balance in mind.
• Natural tree and soil balance encourages the orchards’ innate defenses, creating tastier fruit that needs no synthetic fertilizers.
• Artisan Organics are farmed 100% organically so there is no residue on the fruit.
• Artisan Organics come from modern orchards that use the latest growing and harvesting techniques.
Stemilt’s Artisan Organics are grown with extreme care. See and taste the difference that our natural farming methods produce.
Check out our Organic Leader page to learn how we grow and pack organic fruit and what makes Stemilt a standout in the organic field!
Stemilt grows pears in Washington’s Wenatchee River Valley, an area known ‘round the world for its ideal soil and climate for pears. Snow-capped, Alpine mountains rise behind the rolling hills blanketed with pear orchards. It’s here where the cooler temperatures of the Valley create the premium quality in Stemilt’s numerous delectable pear varieties.
Most pears are harvested green so when you take them home, you wait...and wait...until they ripen. But Stemilt’s pear conditioning program gets the ripening process started so you have ready-to-eat pears every time you shop. Look for Stemilt’s ripened pears in your favorite grocery store, and don’t forget to take home some Artisan Organics pears, too!