If you're wondering what makes a pear an Asian Pear, you've come to the right place! Lyman Orchards pares it all down to explain these noble and exotic pear varieties. […]
Pick Your Own Asian Pears are expected to open in late August 2025. Be on the look out for an opening date!
Please be sure to call our Pick-Your-Own Hotline at 860-349-6015 for the latest picking conditions and updates, or check out our Facebook page for daily updates.
Our Pick Your Own Asian Pear trees are nestled on 200 acres of Pick Your Own fruit orchards and fields overlooking the scenic Connecticut River Valley. We have one of the largest pear orchards in Connecticut. It's no wonder why Lyman Orchards was voted Connecticut's Best Pick Your Own Farm!
Prized highly for its exotic apple-like appearance and pear-like taste, the Asian Pear is a highly nutritious fruit that has delivered time-honored health benefits to people not just in Asia but also throughout the world. Also known as the apple pear, the Asian pear is customarily given as a pricey and precious gift throughout Asia. Because it is such a luxurious fruit, it is good enough to eat on its own immediately after picking. Asian Pear picking is a great family friendly activity!
If you're looking for a fun way to spend a day in Connecticut, a visit to Lyman Orchards PYO Asian Pear Orchards is the perfect destination for a wholesome, fun, family-friendly getaway! And because we grow so many varieties of fruits, it's worth the trip! The Pear season lasts for 6 weeks (mid August-late September) and traditionally overlaps the Peach season (mid July-Late September) and the Apple Season (mid August - mid November).
For the best PYO Asian pears experience, be sure to check our Facebook Page for daily updates, and read our pick your own tips
$16.00 for a ½ peck bag
$26.00 for a peck bag
$47.00 for a ½ bushel bag
Lyman Orchards has 1,400 Asian pear trees spread over 2.5 acres. We grow multiple varieties of Asian pears, including Shinseiki, Hosui, 20th Century, and Niitaka pears. Read more about our Asian Pear varieties here.
Pear picking is a great family friendly activity!
Below are some of the health benefits pears provide.
There are so many tasty ways to include these nutritious fruits into your breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert!
Spend a morning or afternoon Asian pear picking at Connecticut’s Sweet Spot®, Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, CT
While pear picking season is generally considered to be in the fall, each variety essentially has its own little “mini-season.” So keep checking the Pick Your Own hotline 860-349-6015 for updated “what’s picking” news and don’t miss out on trying each variety – you may just discover some new favorites!
If you're wondering what makes a pear an Asian Pear, you've come to the right place! Lyman Orchards pares it all down to explain these noble and exotic pear varieties. […]
Print Recipe 2 asian pears diced 1 cucumber diced ½ cup toasted almond slivers 2 cups arugula 1 pint grape tomatoes Dressing 2 tbsp sesame oil 4 tbsp grapeseed oil […]
32 Reeds Gap Rd
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6000
700 Main Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6031
70 Lyman Road
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6033
105 South Street
Middlefield, CT 06455
Phone: 860-349-6015
🎃👻 Ready for a weekend FRIGHT? 🔪
Evidence of Evil Haunted Attraction returns to terrorize the woods at Lyman Orchards this weekend… and it’s scarier than ever! 😱Step into the shadows, brave the woods, and get ready for a fright-filled night you won’t forget! 💀🎃
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🍎🌽🎃 Pick Your Own for Wednesday, October 8th:
Due to the rain, Pick Your Own will open at 1:00pm today.
Picking supplies are excellent.
PYO Apples, Asian Pears, and Pumpkins are open from 1PAM-4:30PM. The Apple varieties are Macoun, Gala, McIntosh, Empire, Cortland, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Liberty, Jonamac, Spencer, Jonagold, Crispin, and Ida Red. The Asian Pear varieties are S ... See MoreSee Less
TONIGHT!! NEW GAME ALERT 🎉
Think you can guess what 100 people said? 🤔
Join us TONIGHT and every Tuesday in October from 6–8 PM at 1741pubandgrill for Feud Night — it’s like bar trivia meets that famous family game show we can’t legally name 😅
✨ FREE to play
🍔 Food & drinks available for purchase
🏆 Bragging rights (and fun) guaranteed!
Grab your crew and see who can come out on top!
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🍂 The perfect fall day is waiting for you at Lyman Orchards!🎃 🍎Go apple picking, find the PERFECT pumpkin at the pumpkin patch, then stop by the Apple Barrel Farm Market for crisp Apple Cider, fresh Cider Donuts, and our famous Apple Pie! 🥧
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🍁 A New England FALL TRADITION continues at Lyman Orchards! 🌽Celebrate the season with our 2025 CT-Pizza-Themed Corn Maze — 4 acres of autumn adventure and over a mile of twists, turns, and fun! 🍕
🎃Make it part of your must-do fall traditions!👉 Learn more: lymanorchards.com/events/corn-maze/ ... See MoreSee Less
🍎🌽🎃 Pick Your Own for Monday, October 6th:
Picking supplies are excellent.
PYO Apples, Asian Pears, and Pumpkins are open from 9AM-4:30PM. The Apple varieties are Honeycrisp, Macoun, Gala, McIntosh, Empire, Cortland, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Fuji, Liberty, Jonamac, Spencer, Jonagold, Crispin, and Ida Red. The Asian Pear varieties are Shinseiki, Hosui, Twentieth Century, and Niitaka. ... See MoreSee Less