Re: stinky pear?

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• To: g*@hort.net
• Subject: Re: [CHAT] stinky pear?
• From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center" 4*@nationalhearing.com
• Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:14:09 -0600
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Thanks Chris.  I didn't realize Bradford Pears were like Kleenex.  This may
be the reason for her confusion.
Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] stinky pear?


> > I have too very large Bradford Pears next to my house and they don't
> > stink at all!  Hmm- we also had a couple of pear trees in the yard
> > growing up and they also didn't stink.  Maybe it's one of those things
> > that some people smell and others don't?
>
> I suppose this could be part of the naming convention too.  When I talk
> about Bradford pears I really mean Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford', or the
> Bradford callery pear.
>
> In my experience, this cultivar really does stink.  Others like
'Aristocrat'
> (Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat') don't smell too good to me, but it's
> quite possible that some cultivars don't smell bad.
>
> So I blame the confusion on the nursery industry calling every Pyrus
> calleryana cultivar a Bradford pear.  :)
>
> Chris
>
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