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["Correnti, Andy" <andy.correnti@lmco.com>]

Chris M

Thanks for all that info on the asian pears - I found it very useful.  Sorry
you're having problems with your pears.  Can't help with the deer but what
kind of worm is it - maybe I've seen it here further east...

Andy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Mauchline [SMTP:mauch1@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 10:30 AM
> To:   nafex@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:      [nafex] Re: Asian Pears
> 
> Here's a bunch of links about Asian pears and all discuss ripening 
> times.  Since most of them are not for mid-Atlantic regions, I would 
> not use the dates themselves, but the relative ripening order might 
> be useful.
> 
> I've had less luck w/ Asian pears - a fruit worm seems to attack most 
> of my pears, and if I avoid that problem the deer take them.
> 
> Note that Korean Giant = Dan Bae = Olympic (all the same variety).
> 
> http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/asnpr3.html
> 
> http://www.acnursery.com/pears.htm
> 
> http://www.raintreenursery.com/pollin_asianpear.html
> 
> http://www.goodfruit.com/archive/Mar15-00/feature10.html
> 
> Chris Mauchline
> SE PA, zone 6
> 
> --- In nafex@y..., "Correnti, Andy" <andy.correnti@l...> wrote:
> > 
> >     Hi 
> >     Can anyone enlighten me on the ripening time for Asian Pears,
> > perhaps relative to that for Comice or Bartlett which I also have 
> growing?
> > The varieties of Asians I have are Chojuro, Niitaka, Korean Giant, 
> and
> > Hosui, all growing on Quince rootstock and bearing for the first 
> time.
> > There isn't much fruit to experiment with, but one that I knocked 
> off
> > accidently and ate had a nice texture and juiciness - the flavor 
> was a bit
> > weak and green so I think as of last week they were not ready yet.  
> > 
> >     My experience growing these asian pears for 2 yrs has been 
> very
> > good.  The only thing I had to spray for was plum curculio.  
> Interestingly,
> > the curculio seemed to only do their feeding on the asian pears.  
> Whereas
> > they do much more damage on my apples and european pears with their 
> egg
> > laying marks.
> > 
> >     So, any insight on the ripening time...?
> > 
> >     Andy Correnti
> >     Collegeville (SE) PA
> >     Zone 6b
> 
> 
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