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[Ray Kaminski <rjkaminski@charter.net>]

Orville asked about Pinova:
Received a tree of Pinova 6 years ago because of an over shipment to a 
local grower and I was asked to try it.   Must say it is a very good apple 
in our area which is a zone 4 to a 5 along the Lake Michigan border.  It 
has produced every year since it was put in , do not know what rootstock it 
is on but is only about 7 feet tall and has not grown taller in the past 4 
years.  It produces nice tasting (crisp) apples and the nice part about 
them is they store well for winter use.  They are not a large apple,would 
call them school boy type.

   Am looking for a list of European pears that will store for a longer 
period of time say a couple of months in the refrigerator.    I had 6 
different kinds from local nurseries and they did not store more than a 
couple of weeks, then ripened right in the ref. and any grafts I have put 
on are too young,have not produced yet.  Where are scions available for 
longer storage types?
  What method is used to determine when a pear should be picked so it will 
store longer and can any be tree ripened?  Any help would be appreciated.  Ray