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["John Barbowski" <jbarbowski@gmail.com>]

Hello Nafexers,

 

I recently purchased a Ya Pear at the supermarket and was surprised with its sweetness,

crispness and juiceyness. I drew some comparisons to Honeycrisp apples. 

 

Not thinking much would result from it, I put six of the seeds from the core in the soil

around my sprouting Turkish Fig. Behold the emergence of 5 new seedlings!

 

I tried looking on the INet for growing techniques, but came back empty handed. Should

these seedlings be treated as normal N Am pears? Are there special considerations for

soil, sun and moisture? How big does the tree get? Should the seedlings be planted in

their final resting ground this year? May I expect true fruit to set, and in how many years?

 

jb