- Heirloom
- Pear
- 75 (estimated) days to maturity (from transplant)
- Indeterminate
- White
Ivory Egg
Heirloom pear from Unknown. Cream-coloured fruit the size and shape of a hen's egg, borne in heavy clusters. Ready in about 75 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 13, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Fruit type
- Pear 1–2 oz (30–50 g) · Oval (estimated)
- Leaf type
- Regular leaf
- Days to harvest
- 75 days (estimated) from transplant · Midseason
- Plant height
- 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) (estimated) Tall
- Spacing
- 24 × 35 in (60 × 90 cm) (estimated)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Polytunnel · Open ground
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Challenging (estimated) 4/5
- Skin
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- White
- Interior
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- White
Plant size and habit
Tall · Indeterminate
6–8 ft (180–240 cm) (estimated) · Regular leaf
Ivory Egg is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Flavor
“Cream-coloured fruit the size and shape of a hen's egg, borne in heavy clusters.”
Growing calendar
75 (estimated) days from transplant Midseason
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 6–8 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Fresh & salads
- Snacking
- Roasting
- Novelty color
- Rare collector
Origin
Ivory Egg produces small cream-coloured fruit roughly the size and shape of a hen's egg, in heavy clusters.
Sources
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Questions
How do you grow a Ivory Egg plant?
A Ivory Egg plant grows 6–8 ft (180–240 cm) tall (estimated). Space plants 24 in (60 cm) apart in rows 35 in (90 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 6–8 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–14 days (estimated). It needs full sun.
How long does Ivory Egg take to mature?
Ivory Egg is ready in about 75 days from transplant.
Does Ivory Egg need staking?
Ivory Egg is an indeterminate plant that keeps growing and setting fruit until frost; it needs a stake, cage, or trellis for the whole season. Expect a plant of 6–8 ft (180–240 cm).
Can Ivory Egg be grown in a container?
Ivory Egg is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Ivory Egg resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Ivory Egg.
