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[David Consolvo <fruitopia@nexet.net>]

I too am looking for Asian pear recommendations.  My Asian pears are so much
more delicious than my European pears!

Shinseiki - So wonderful tasting I could eat them all day.  Beautiful too.
Tree gets some fireblight but survives.

Kosui - Rather small, Ok tasting

Korean Giant - Great as a late-ripening variety, though they often soften
and have a slowly developping internal rot.  Maybe I harvest them too late.

I'd love to hear what others think of their Asian pears.  How about
fireblight resistance?  The Kent Whealy/Seed Savers Exchange book often
mentions fireblight susceptibility of European pear varieties, but rarely of
the Asian pears.

David Consolvo
Hungrytown, Virginia
Zone 7