North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

Sorbopyrus are fairly scab resistant, but they are susceptible to
fireblight.  How would you describe the flavor of the Shipova you tasted?  

And does anyone know whether pear and ash have been genetically tested to
get a better handle on their relationship?  I've lost track of who all is
doing the work, but DNA testing has been refining, and sometimes changing
altogether, plant classifications - as it should.

(sunny and warm here today! The garden is calling - but then, so is my work
supervisor...)

Stephen Sadler, Ph.D.
USDA 9, AHS heat zone 8, 
Sacramento CA - Mediterranean climate

-----Original Message-----
From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Doreen Howard
Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:34 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: [NAFEX] Shipova

After tasting the fruits of Shipova at the NAFEX meeting in Columbia, MO 
last August and sifting through the lengthy discussion of the fruit on this 
list last fall, I'm buying a tree!  One Green World has a dwarf Shipova that

looks good.  It's grafted on to Aronia for dwarfing and reaches only 6-8 
feet.  OGW states that the dwarf has a shorter life span than standard 
Shipova.  That isn't a problem for me.

I have some questions that hopefully those who have grown Shipova can 
answer.  Will this dwarf version fruit earlier?  Also, is fireblight a 
problem?  I have three other pears in my orchard.  Two are Asians and the 
other is Le Nain Vert, a 15th century miniature.  None of them seem have 
fireblight problems.  There are Mountain ash trees in the neighborhood (mine

was hit by lightning, split in two and was removed last June).  So, I think 
I have pollination covered.
Doreen Howard
Zone 4b--IL-WI border, where it's snowing again!