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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Taint worth it.  Even at the NCGR in Corvallis, where the Shipova came in,
they aren't sure what pollinates it. It's murder to get any fruit set on it
in most places.  Also, the fruit isn't that great - a faint aftertaste in
the first bite, then just sweet, bland.  Fruit is about Seckel pear size,
and only at the ends of long shoots. No seeds in it, so you can't use it to
breed. In short, hard to pollinate, not productive, uninteresting flavor. 
Interesting to look at with 90 degree crotch angles and red-orange blush on
the fruit (if you can get any).  Plant a Seckel pear instead.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, more, plus word on my grape book at
http://www.bunchgrapes.com

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>From: "del stubbs" <pinewoodel@hotmail.com>
>To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [nafex] shipova (Pyrus x Sorbus)
>Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2001, 4:26 PM
>

>shipova (Pyrus x Sorbus) A unique Pear and Mountain Ash cross from 
>Yugoslavia.(Raintree nursery)
>
>I was perusing this online catalog and ran onto this as a possible 
>recommendation for my zone, sounds interesting, but apparantly they don't 
>sell it. FBNI says z4-9. says "medium sized yellow round firm flavorful 
>flesh.....Anyone got one of these? Opinions?
>del z2/3
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