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[Mark Lee <mark.lee.phd@gmail.com>]

I grow around 15 varieties of nashi (asian pears). I really like
Chojuro. I have fruit from mid August to the end of October as the
harvest dates for the different varieites overlap. They have done well
for me each year even when apples are terrible in cold, wet years
(like this one). I don't spray and I don't have any pests (except
squirrels) with asian pears. The apples get maggots, coddling moths
and scab. You can see why I like asian pears.
-Mark Lee, Seattle, Desert King figs almost done

On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 8:27 AM, Lucky Pittman <lpittman@murraystate.edu> 
wrote:
> Deb,
> I do like the Asian pears.  From years of watching discussion *here*,
> performance varies from place to place.
>
> Chojuro is my favorite - and yes, it takes some fireblight hits - but in my
> orchard, they've not been life-threatening;  I rarely even bother pruning
> 'em out.
> Shinko & Hosui have performed well here, and I like the fruits.
> Niitaka either bears sparsely, or oversets so heavily that the fruits don't
> size up(my fault, 'cause I don't thin) - but I don't care for the flavor,
> most  years.
> While Korean Giant is a top performer for many, it was a real dog here -
> rarely set more than a handful of fruits - they'd get huge, but be
> tasteless, watery things.  When fireblight consumed it rapidly one year, I
> shed not a tear, and won't replace it.
> My original Asians were on Harbin (P.ussuriensis) pear understock, and
> they've performed well;  later selections are on OHxF 513.
>
> Go for it!
>
> Lucky
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Deb Schneider
> Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2012 9:45 AM
> To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio
> Subject: Re: [nafex] Asian pears
>
> Thank you everyone.  Lee, I will dig out your book and review that chapter!
>  Sounds like Asian pears are a good choice for me.  I'd like to find
> varieties on standard or semi-dwarf rootstock.  Space isn't a problem for us
> and I've been disappointed by the lack of vigor in trees on dwarfing stock.
>
> Any other Asian pear advice, most welcoe!
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