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[Lucky Pittman <lucky.pittman@murraystate.edu>]

At 01:30 PM 1/17/2006, Tanis wrote:
> 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?
My single/minimal experience is with Summer Blood Byrne, a red-fleshed 
pear, which I planted nearly 10 years ago, as a nice, well-branched 
graft.  It contracted fireblight the first year, and blighted back almost 
to the graft union before I got it pruned out.  Has regrown nicely, but has 
yet to bloom or fruit.  No FB in the interim, while a Clapp's Favorite and 
Seckel, planted next to it have since succumbed to FB.
Lucky





> --- "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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