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[Joe and Ellen Hecksel <jhecksel@voyager.net>]

Hello all:

On paper, Potomac pear looks unbeatable.

In the ground it is OK.  It has been a little slow to come into bearing, 
but otherwise I have very few complaints.

One thing I noticed, and have not seen documented anywhere, is that it 
tree ripens to acceptable quality.  Has anybody else noticed that or are 
my trees just weird...maybe it is just a one year thing?  Is tree 
ripening a goal that modern pear breeders are shooting for?

-Joe