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["Brungardt, Sam" <Sam.Brungardt@state.mn.us>]

I've long been intrigued by the possibility of growing a pear that could bear 
after a bloomtime frost.  However, I've never grown Colette.  Here's some 
info I was able to find on the Internet. -- Sam Brungardt

Henry Field's has sold 'Colette' pear for years (see 
http://henryfields.com/item_disp.asp?pn=10498&cat_nbr=15&sub_cat_nbr=5).  
However, I don't know whether they have anyone who can talk knowledgeably 
about the cultivar.  Here's what they say on their Web site: "An antique 
variety whose quality is simply outstanding. Keeps blooming 'til the weather 
forces it to quit! Fruit matches Bartlett for size, with a rich fragrance 
that intensifies when canned. Bright yellow skin, smooth flesh. Ripens mid to 
late Sept. Zones 4-8."

Bloom data for Colette at the Mount Vernon Experiment Station in Washington 
State can be seen at 
http://www.mtvernon.wsu.edu/frt_hort/bloom_dates_pear_03.htm.

The is from Brooks' and Olmo's "Register of Fruit and Nut Varieties":
Colette (PI 617532). - Originated in Freeport, Illinois, by Marie E. Dreyer. 
Introduced in 1953.  Plant patent 1401; 28 June 1955; assigned to Henry Field 
Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, Iowa. Parentage unknown; discovered in 1941.  
Fruit: resembles Bartlett; flavor fine; matures over a long period of time; 
suitable for canning.  Tree: flowers bloom over a long period of time.

>From the NAFEX discussion list database, this is what one member had to say 
>about Colette:
I've had a Colette pear in a failed orchard for maybe twenty years and got a 
few fruits yearly that matured at the same time. The tree was surrounded by 
brush and briars. Miller nursery in NY advertises it as maturing August till 
fall and calls it overbearing. Last year I fenced the area, put a plastic 
fence around the tree and turned the goats in.  The goats cleared the brush 
and briars and fertilized.  This year its had a large crop for ten days and 
now a small secondary is getting ripe.  Good pear when peeled.
Keith
Zone 5b  



-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Lisa Almarode
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 1:57 PM
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [NAFEX] asian pear on pear rootstock


I have a multi-grafted asian pear with 4 varieties, 
plus bartlett - i.e, scionwood.  I also have several 
pear rootstocks (OHxF 513), and an itchy grafting 
knife.  I believe asian pears are compatible with 
pear rootstock, correct?  Can pears be successfully 
(easily) bud grafted or is regular dormant grafting 
better?  

On a happy note, I think the two pear grafts I did
may be making it!  I was worried as the scionwood had
developed a bit in the fridge.  Two of the apples I
did... well, I'm an optimist.  Among the pears is 
Colette.  This was described glowingly to me, but I 
can't find any good info on the web.  It's
"everbearing", and as I recall didn't need to be 
ripened in cold storage.  What's a good reference 
that describes even such rarities as Colette pear and 
Swiss Gourmet apple?  

Lisa in Ashland Oregon
USDA Zone 7 Sunset Zone 7 1800'


        
                
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