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How quickly would these bear if you grafted
cuttings from the seedlings onto a mature pear tree?
Hal
zn 6b, TN
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Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 12:01
PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Ya Pears
I've grown Asian pears from seed. Treat them like any other
pears, though it may take ten years for the own-rooted seedling to come into
bearing. Also, no guarantee that any of the seedlings will be as good as the
parent.
When I grew out open pollinated seedlings of 20th Century, more
than half had low vigor, though there was a wide range of other traits in the
seedlings. One was the prettiest thing I've ever seen in a pear, with a
glowing white-yellow that looked like a big pearl. And as totally lacking in
flavor or sweetness as anything I've seen. Another was so acid it could have
been juiced for vinegar. One had a "pole" growth habit, all covered with
spurs. Fruit was tasty, but so small they weren't worth anything.
Etc.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The
Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers
Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Apr 20, 2006, at
9:05 AM, John Barbowski wrote:
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?
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