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["Bell, Richard" <rbell@afrs.ars.usda.gov>]

I agree with Lon.  Pyrus calleryana, and specifically 'Bradford', has
been hybridized with a few European cultivars, so there is no
interspecific incompatibility.  For orchard pollination, however, the
bloom periods do not overlap.   

Richard L. Bell
Research Horticulturist
USDA, ARS
Appalachian Fruit Research Station
45 Wiltshire Road
Kearneysville, WV 25430-9425

Tel: 1-304-725-3451 Ext. 353
Fax: 1-304-728-2340

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> From:         Lon J. Rombough[SMTP:lonrom@hevanet.com]
> Reply To:     nafex@egroups.com
> Sent:         Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:55 AM
> To:   nafex@egroups.com
> Subject:      Re: [nafex] Pear Pollination
> 
> The main problem is that the Bradford (Pyrus calleryana) blooms too
> early,
> well before European pears.  If not for that, it would work.
> -Lon Rombough
> Grapes, unusual fruits, writing, more, at
> http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom
> 
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> >From: JOHN_MOSKO@ENGELHARD.COM
> >To: nafex@egroups.com
> >Subject: [nafex] Pear Pollination
> >Date: Tue, May 30, 2000, 8:52 AM
> >
> 
> >
> >Does anyone know if a Bradford or Cleveland pear will pollinate
> European
> >pears? John Mosko
> >
> 
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