To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] green jade pear
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:03:51 -0400
thought I'd report - I bought 5 trees four years ago, and they
cropped this season - I picked half the fruit yesterday for the weds
afternoon market, and I am impressed with the quality - the fruit are
good sized, breaking green toward yellow, seeds are partially brown/
white, flesh is crisp and starchy sweet - just right to pick in my
opinion, and they were a hit at market, easily selling the bushel @
$1.50/pound - I'm surprised at the number of people who claim they
prefer a crisp pear - I had a couple of damaged ones that had ripened/
softened and they have a pleasant sweet flavor - bartletts are 2-3
weeks away from harvest - another year like this and I'll be inclined
to buy a few more trees -
one caveat, this is the finest August in memory for apples/pears -
80*F days and <60*F nights, rain and sun - the fruit is magnificent -
the peaches are not very happy tho, as the temps are too cool, and
harvest is nearly 3 weeks behind recent norms -