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  • From: Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Red Fleshed pear
  • Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:04:38 -0600

At 01:58 PM 1/23/2005 -0500, you wrote:
Does anyone have any personal experience with any of the few red fleshed pears?

Ed,
I planted one, Summer Blood Byrne, probably 8-9 years ago.  Got fireblight and died back almost to the graft union the first year, but has been unaffected since then. 
I'm still waiting for it to fruit.

Lucky Pittman
USDA Cold Zone 6
AHS Heat Zone 7
Hopkinsville, KY



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