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[lee reich <lreich@hvc.rr.com>]

Not to be redundant, but in case anybody is not aware of it, I recently had published a book called Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden (Timber Press, 2004). Many of the questions over the past few months are answered in the book; there are chapters on shipova, on currants, on pawpaws, that is, on many of the fruits knocked back and forth here. I did extensive literature research for the book and I've grown just about all of them for many years. So check the book out of the library, buy it, or borrow it if you want complete information on any of the "uncommon fruits." I'd just like to see some of you making use of my efforts.

Shipova, by the way, usually takes 7 to ten years to bear. Perhaps a dwarfed one would bear earlier, but dwarfed plants are not always more precocious.

Lee Reich
www.leereich.com


On Feb 10, 2005, at 9:29 AM, mIEKAL aND wrote:

> On Feb 9, 2005, at 2:34 PM, Doreen Howard wrote:
> > I have some questions that hopefully those who have grown Shipova can answer.  Will this dwarf version fruit earlier?
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> Mine is has been in the ground for 3 years & hasn't flowered yet.  But then last year was the first year that it put on a bit of noticeable growth.
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> > Also, is fireblight a problem?
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> Haven't had a problem yet, tho I have Flemish Beauty nearby that I've been removing little bits of fireblight affected wood so we'll see if it crosses over.
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> > 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.
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> Yikes, I was under the impression that these were self-fruitful.  No other mountain ash anywhere tho I have a bunch of other pear varieties in the area.
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> mIEKAL
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> SW WISC | Zone 4
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