To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Gritty pears [was Forelle]
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 10:35:47 -0700
All the Bosc I've ever had were firm, but free of grit. Do you mean you found a buttery fleshed Bosc type? Buttery, as in the way a ripe Bartlett, or Comice are?
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
On Jun 4, 2005, at 8:02 AM, Charles Paradise wrote:
Pat, as for what's non-gritty, I always thought Bosc were smooth and non-gritty. I also discovered a spurry Bosc-looking seedling locally that is very smooth and sweet. I don't think its hard to find non-gritty pears, is it? I believe it gets hard when we try to grow the highest-tasting pears then pollination often comes hard.