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- From: Douglas Woodard <dwoodard@becon.org>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] a pear for Iowa zone 4
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:19:25 -0400
I doubt that any pear in the Van Well catalogue would suit your climate with the *possible* exception of Flemish Beauty, and then I might be a little doubtful about the rootstock if you ever have open winters. Flemish Beauty is a very high quality pear for fresh eating, not so good for canning I hear. It is prone to fireblight and pear scab.
Luscious would be hardy with you and is of good quality, originated in South Dakota I believe.
Have a look at St. Lawrence Nursery
http://www.sln.potsdam.ny.us
Do your shade tree pears bloom enough for pollination? If not you might need two kinds. I also wonder a little about the timing if they are of another species.
Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Toni Pralle wrote:
I'm in the process of ordering my peaches from www.vanwell.net <http://www.vanwell.net/> . Playing phone tag with the salesman for two days..........and reading the fine print in the catalog. I'll have to pay $5 for a less than $25 order SO I may as well order another tree to bring my total up ;-) I'm thinking about a pear. The two pears I have are shade trees. After reading speculation/facts here, I am sure they will always be shade trees. I thought I might order a pear from Van Well to go with my peaches. Do I have any choice for this growing area? I remember as a kid there was a pear tree next door. I think it had pears every year. That makes me think it's possible. Spring can come so late and winter so early, I don't know how to choose one. North Iowa zone 4. Help!
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Toni in zone 4 Iowa USA
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[NAFEX] a pear for Iowa zone 4,
Toni Pralle, 09/16/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] a pear for Iowa zone 4,
Douglas Woodard, 09/17/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] a pear for Iowa zone 4, tanis cuff, 09/17/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] a pear for Iowa zone 4, Brungardt, Sam, 09/17/2008
- Re: [NAFEX] a pear for Iowa zone 4, Erdman, James, 09/17/2008
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Re: [NAFEX] a pear for Iowa zone 4,
Douglas Woodard, 09/17/2008
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