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  • From: Ray Kaminski <rjkaminski@charter.net>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Pinova Apple
  • Date: Thu, 01 Jan 2004 20:24:10 -0600

Orville asked about Pinova:
Received a tree of Pinova 6 years ago because of an over shipment to a local grower and I was asked to try it. Must say it is a very good apple in our area which is a zone 4 to a 5 along the Lake Michigan border. It has produced every year since it was put in , do not know what rootstock it is on but is only about 7 feet tall and has not grown taller in the past 4 years. It produces nice tasting (crisp) apples and the nice part about them is they store well for winter use. They are not a large apple,would call them school boy type.

Am looking for a list of European pears that will store for a longer period of time say a couple of months in the refrigerator. I had 6 different kinds from local nurseries and they did not store more than a couple of weeks, then ripened right in the ref. and any grafts I have put on are too young,have not produced yet. Where are scions available for longer storage types?
What method is used to determine when a pear should be picked so it will store longer and can any be tree ripened? Any help would be appreciated. Ray




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