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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

Similarly, the squirrels have discovered my cornus mas this year. The first 
time it fruited, the critters left it alone. But I see a partially-chewed 
red-but-not-ripe fruit below the tree. So I guess this is another crop I will 
never harvest. 

Sigh.

Ginda
Eastern MA, zone 6


On Aug 14, 2011, at 11:53 AM, nottke1 wrote:

> Bird pecks appeared on the pears about two weeks early this year, Aug 11 vs 
> a "normal" Sept 1.
> So yesterday I harvested all my pears.  Ayers, Asian pears (all varieties), 
> "apple pears", and Bartlett types all had dark brown to black seeds.  Only 
> Kieffer still had pale colored seeds and were still very hard.
> The damaged pears were pared and sauteed - only took about 15 minutes for 
> all to get soft, so they were ready to be harvested.
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Nottke
> Zone 7
> Pfafftown, North Carolina