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  • From: Claude Jolicoeur <cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Identifying a pear
  • Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2011 10:21:35 -0500

Probably is a No-Name pear, i.e. a seedling that naturally grew there,
unless you have strong evidence it is a grafted tree that was planted there...
It would probably be a good base for you to graft a few more interesting
varieties on it.
Claude


A 10:11 11.02.07 -0500, vous avez écrit :
>After a decade of having no success growing pears (I've killed 8 trees), I
>FOUND a pear tree along the edge of the woods on my farm. It set fruit this
>year, small, russeted, very gritty pears. With no pollinizer and no special
>treatment, I harvested a bucket of somewhat ugly, but still useful pears.
>
>I am wondering how to go about identifying this pear? It is larger than a
>Seckel, but smaller than a Bartlett if that is any help :)
>
>deb
>SE Ohio
>Zone 6ish




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