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

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.