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["Alan Haigh" <alandhaigh@gmail.com>]

I have been growing a few Harrowsweet pear trees in my nursery for years but always sold them before they started fruiting and have never been on any site when this variety is ripe.  While I was doing inventory today I noticed a few pears on one tree and tried one- it was very sweet and quite delicious-  kind of like a cross between Comice and Bosc or just a less grainy version of Bosc.

 

I'm in zone 6 and all my other pears are long gone from the trees so I'm pretty excited by this pear both for its flavor and time of cropping.  Of course it's always dangerous to get overly enthusiastic about a tree from its first tiny showing.  I'm sure a few of you out there have more experience with this one and I welcome your thoughts.

 

Alan Haigh, the Home Orchard Co.