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[Scott Smith <scott@cs.jhu.edu>]

Michele, these pears are shipped from China.  Richard, I don't think any scionwood was imported into the US until very recently, they are from a remote province of China.  Their shape is more like an egg than a ball when compared to the normal asian pears.

They do have some fragrance to them when fully ripened, its something like a european pear.  This time of year seems early for them, around here I can usually get them in March and then they are tasting good.  If you have any left, try waiting longer before eating them and see if they get any better.

Scott

On Nov 14, 2010, at 9:06 AM, Michele Stanton wrote:

Hi Richard,

I just bought one fruit, not a tree.  I forgot to look at the box for country of origin--my assumption was that it was actually Chinese, since that’s what the store sign said. 

I bought it out of curiosity more than anything.  It’s sitting on the kitchen table—But it is not fragrant, which puzzles me.  The skin is very slightly waxy in feel, so I wondered if it might have been treated with something, or handled in such a way that it has no scent.  Sometimes Asian names are very poetic, so maybe it isn’t supposed to be highly scented?

 

I know that imported mangoes are given a hot-water bath to kill potential insect pests; are other fruits subjected to similar regimes?

 

Thoughts, anyone?

 

Michele in SW Ohio

 

 

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