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  • From: "Kieran &/or Donna" <holycow@frontiernet.net>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Historical pears
  • Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:47:47 -0500

Well, this morning I drove into the lot across the street from the used car lot where I have permission to pick pears. There were two mule drawn wagons just crossing the lot and a guy getting out an old fashioned drum set and another guy putting together some kind of old looking silver instrument. I asked what's happening, the parade for the train depot, it's 100 years old. I said I'm here to pick off that 100 year old tree there. Some organizer came by and I told her about the tree, picked a couple pears for her. She asked if I have documentation that could be pinned up on display at the depot. I said I could print some drawings and paintings off the net. She asked if our forestry guy knew about it. I said no, but I'd grafted trees if anyone was interested. She said he'd be thrilled to hear about it. I've come back over to the office to get plastic bags, the car lot's not open yet. I'll probably take some pears over to the depot before the fun all starts. I never really thought about anyone else here being very interested in what I was doing. Of course, like what I said about my family.... no one's interested in my hobby till it comes time to eat it. And the Early Harvest pear has a reputation as a tardy bearer... 7-8 years if you are lucky. 10-12 if you aren't. But James Lawyer says his family has been picking off one tree for 103 years so I guess it's a good investment. Certainly it's a better investment for a community as opposed to an individual. Donna




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