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[Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>]

Thanks folks, very encouraging!

Betsy

On 2/13/2013 9:33 PM, Anton Callaway wrote:
> Betsy,
>
> I've grown Potomac very close to you.  In my previous orchard in Apex, it 
> produced high-quality pears and showed no blight strikes.  It doesn't have 
> the best growth habit, but one can work around that.  I've since moved closer 
> to Chapel Hill and the squirrels have relentlessly stolen the fruit (usually 
> indicating good quality).  I've still had no blight in Potomac, even through 
> one epiphytotic.  It's not my favorite pear out of a collection of 50 or so, 
> but it's near the top.  Good blight resistance, good quality and decent 
> production.  Some of its offspring show encouraging potential for perry.
>
> It would be a good choice.
>
> Anton
> North Carolina, Zone 7b (Hey I have oranges growing outside this winter, 
> maybe we're Zone 8 now).
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> > From: Elizabeth Hilborn <ehilborn@mebtel.net>
> > Sent: Feb 13, 2013 6:55 PM
> > To: nafex mailing list at ibiblio <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Subject: [nafex] Potomac pear blight resistance in the south Atlantic region
> >
> > Does anyone have experience growing Potomac in the SE. I lost a pear
> > (moonglow) to blight this year and need to replace it with a desert
> > quality, more blight resistant variety. Potomac is one that looks like a
> > good candidate (fruiting time, etc) for my needs and it is available.
> > The Harvest Queen I ordered was not ready for this year.
> >
> > Betsy Hilborn
> > 7b NC
> > __________________