To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] hardiest Asian pear
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:49:22 -0500
Michele,
I live along the Wisconsin-Illinois border in Zone 4b and grow 20th Century
and Chojuri. Neither has problems with fire blight or any other disease.
It often dips below -25F in the winter here. So, I'd say both pears are
very hardy and disease-resistant.
Doreen Howard