Congratulations on picking a great pear tree. I have had one for 3 years and have really enjoyed the large, tasty fruit from both the tree and some of it's twigs that were grafted onto 2 other pear trees back then. Because there are multiple pear trees here for the bees to spread pollen around, I did not have any concern about the Acres Home pollen issue. It would be beneficial to plant a second pear tree of a different variety. Some good options for a second tree would be Meadows, Southern King, Southern Queen, or Tennosui, which may appear available online at a few nurseries.Some pear trees do their flowering before, during , or after your Acres Home flowers. These 4 options should be timed close enough for both to help each other.

I don't have that one and am not sure. Many if not most southern pears are at least partially self fruitful, but nearly all of them produce fruit better if it has a compatible companion. I hope that by now, you have already gotten one and will be getting a pear or two this year. A big advantage of getting a second variety is that you have the option of selecting another variety that blooms at the same time but has slightly different qualities. For example some folks might choose to plant a soft pear for fresh eating and select a pollination partner that produces harder fruit that's better for making pies, cobblers, jam and for canning. God bless.

I grow it too and has been easy so far. Was sold to me as self-fruitful but I got a Tennesui. Additionally there are other pear trees nearby.