From: Joe and Ellen Hecksel <jhecksel@voyager.net>
To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Potomac pear
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:16:19 -0500
Hello all:
On paper, Potomac pear looks unbeatable.
In the ground it is OK. It has been a little slow to come into bearing,
but otherwise I have very few complaints.
One thing I noticed, and have not seen documented anywhere, is that it
tree ripens to acceptable quality. Has anybody else noticed that or are
my trees just weird...maybe it is just a one year thing? Is tree
ripening a goal that modern pear breeders are shooting for?
-Joe
[NAFEX] Potomac pear,
Joe and Ellen Hecksel, 12/14/2007