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  • From: "ROBERT W JUDY A HARTMAN" <hartmansfruit@msn.com>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fw: pear descriptions - Atlantic Queen and Compatibility with Quince
  • Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 09:46:33 -0700

In Donna's e-mail she indicates that Atlantic Queen is compatible with quince.  I find no reference anywhere where it is listed as compatible with quince.  I wrote directly to Donna twice and received no response.  Does anyone have anymore information on this?
 
Thanks,
Bob
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 9:31 PM
Subject: [NAFEX] Fw: pear descriptions

 
 

My comments in italic: 

 

*ATLANTIC QUEEN Imported to the US approx. 30 years ago, seems immune to fire blight in Eastern US. Excellent fruit, prolific QUALITY 3  graft compatible on quince

 http://www.henryleuthardtnurseries.com/fruit.htm   A more complete description below from the original nursery.  On this group someone complained that his first crop was astringent, someone else said his were always that way and were only edible dried.  Someone in Utah reported his were delicious.  note that this is quince compatible.  Tukey reports that Duchess is MUCH better grown on quince than on standard rootstock.  Consider this before you graft.  It could have been rootstock, soil, or climate that made the difference.  I noted a number of late pears that Corvallis has rated very low in quality, turns out they can't ripen them properly.  I'll be trying some of the quince compatible pears on some mayhaws I have, esp the ones that are tardy croppers, in hopes of evaluating them quicker.  Since blight tends not to hit till the trees start blooming, you could grow a nice big tree for 6 years or more only to have the scion die from blight once it starts blooming.  I'd rather kill off the susceptible varieties early. 

ATLANTIC QUEEN - this is an old French pear which we discovered in a garden close to the seashore. The tree was imported together with other varieties thirty years ago. It has thrived marvelously under the most adverse conditions. The vicinity of salt water - poor soil in which it was planted - and the intense summer heat - left the tree unaffected, whereas, a Bartlett of Anjou, or any seemingly popular variety, would have withered or grown poorly under such circumstances. In fact, some such varieties planted nearby are in secondary state because the location was not ideal for planting pear trees. Conditions usually causing Fire Blight were dominant, but no trace was found that the tree was ever affected by it at any time. The tree is prolific bearer. The fruit is firm, of immense size, weight up to 1 1/2 pounds. The skin is yellow green - the fine, melting flesh is very juicy and sweet with the most delicious aroma all it's own - by far it cannot be approached by the famed Comice (Royal Rivera) which grows only conditionally here in the East. Ripens in September.
1 year size $20.00 each - 2 year size $25.00 each - 3 year size $30.00 each

 

 




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