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- From: "Doreen Howard" <gardendiva@charter.net>
- To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] delayed pear blossoming
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 19:23:07 -0500
Very interesting! I have a Le Nain Vert on OH
X 33 that has never flowered in its five years of existence. I'll pull
down those limbs tomorrow!
BTW, my adventure with pear pollination
worked. Previously, I asked if Asian pears could be pollinated by
ornamental pears. Ed Fackler said yes. So, I went Rotary Gardens in
Janesville, WI and collected pear blossoms from the seven ornamental varieties
they have. I attached them to the opening blossoms on my tree with a
paper clip. Today I found that there are seven set fruit!! This is
Shinseki. The grafts of Korean Giant for cross-pollination didn't
have blooms this year. Those grafts are nearly parallel to the ground, so
they should flower next spring.
Doreen Howard
Zone 4b
IL-WI border
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[NAFEX] delayed pear blossoming,
Michelle Horner, 05/10/2006
- Re: [NAFEX] delayed pear blossoming, Doreen Howard, 05/10/2006
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