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[tanis grif <tanisgrif@yahoo.com>]

I recently did a little reading on the red sports, and got the idea they 
might be
easier to grow than the regular, because of this lower vigor.  (Slightly more
dwarfed, easier branch training, possibly better fireblight resistance, etc.) 
 Did I
make the correct assumption?  Or do they have other problems which would make 
the
show-stopping visuals not worth the bother?


--- "Lon J. Rombough" <> wrote:

> FWIW, in most red skinned sports of green pears the leaves are red or 
> reddish and
seem to be less efficient than pure green ones, making the trees slower 
growing and
less well branched, in many cases.

>
> On Jan 17, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Ray Kaminski wrote:
> 
>  ... A branch of red pears among green ones is a real show stopper if you 
> have
ever have seen one. One I am interested in  is Red Rogue as I read that it is
suppose to be a good keeper. I have Birne Red (red fleshed) but it also have 
not
produced yet.  Thanks-Ray


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