A high-quality, late-season pear for the fresh market, selected for precocity, productivity, cold hardiness, and fire blight resistance. Origin: at Agriculture Canada Research Station, Harrow, Ont., by D.M. Hunter, P. Pinsonneault, Frank Kappel, H.A. Quamme, W.G. Bonn, and R.E.C. Layne. Bartlett × Purdue 80-51. Cross made in 1965 by R.E.C. Layne; selected by H.A. Quamme in 1980; tested as HW-609. USPP 9863 issued 22 Apr. 1997. Tree: medium size; upright to spreading; productive. Fire blight resistance similar to Harrow Delight. Pollen cross-compatible with Bartlett. Graft compatible on quince. Fruit: medium to large; pyriform; skin yellow with red blush; some russeting of lenticels. Flesh white, sweet, juicy, flavorful; stores 10 weeks at l0C.
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