I bought Ure, Nova, John, Summer Crisp and Buerre Gifford from the
former Bear Creek Nursery eleven years ago. So far the Ure has given me two
fruits, two years ago. Nova failed to harden off one Fall and promptly
died. John has been trying to die since I planted it. Buerre Gifford's
leaves gets some unknown fungus every year and last year, for its first
time, did bloom a few flowers but produced no fruit. Ditto for Summer
Crisp; few flowers but no fruit. I keep threatening to grub them out and
plant something that WILL bear - eleven years is a long time to wait for
production.