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  • From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Asian pears
  • Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:25:05 -0700

Title: Re: [NAFEX] Asian pears
Looks good, though I'm pretty sure that's a separate selection.  The one I saw was Jap. Golden Russet x a species.  Different cross, different directlon of the cross.  Still, I'll have to go to the station and check this one out.  
Thanks again.
-Lon Rombough

From: "Joe Hecksel" <jhecksel@voyager.net>
Reply-To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 17:52:26 -0400
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Asian pears



> I have tasted that pear at the NCGR in Corvallis and it is indeed a
good
> pear.  There was a cross of it that was being tested as a rootstock
and it
> had a wonderful aromatic flavor that was almost like quince.  I kicked
> myself for not getting some as the trees were pulled as being
unpromising as
> a rootstock, though the fruit was great.  

Lon:  Look at
http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/acchtml.pl?1436701

Rated a 7 of 9 for quality.




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