Re: Pears

Hi, Rich. You seem to be on the bottom edge of a pear's ideal range, zones 5 to 8/9. The sources I trust most for this sort of information--Dave's Garden, Sunset's "National Garden Book," and--in this case--Stark Bros., seem to agree. A pear should do well there, but it will need a pollinator of some sort to assure a crop. Stark, of course, would like to sell you another pear, but I'm not convinced that's necessary. Pears belong to the family Rosaceae, which includes beau-coup other plants--from apples to tea roses--that will be blooming at the same time. 

Stay warm, man.

On Jan 29, 2007, at 1:35 PM, Rich Apking wrote:
Hi Jim, We are really North Z-5 here, I live in a river valley, do you think that pear would grow here? And do you need more than one to get fruit? My peach trees have breathed their last, so am thinking about replacing them. 
Rich, freezing his a-- off in Z-5

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Gotcha about the Asian pear. And that would my reaction to a
pomegranate; I love having a little grenadine on hand to splash on the
lamb chops, but the tree's really an eyesore--and enough pomegranates
is usually one too many. Are you too cold for a French prune? They're
great dried, out-of-hand [no sourness around the stone], and in jam;
also muy productive.

On Jan 29, 2007, at 12:39 PM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:


They grow very well here, there are u-pick places just a few minutes
drive from me. But they're not on my list of favorite fruits so I
hadn't
really considered it.
I thought about a pomegranate too, but since my sister-in-law has a big 
tree, I'll just keep mooching off her. She seems to be happy to donate
as long as I reciprocate with a couple bottles of grenadine syrup.

Cyndi

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Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 9:23 AM
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Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pears

Have you considered the Asian [aka apple] pear? Different species
[Pyrus
pyrifolia] from the various European common pears [P. commumis], but
grows in the same zone range--4b to 9a. It's also a better keeper and
more resistant to fire blight. Fruits of the "Korean" cultivar can get
as big as softballs. Very nice.

On Jan 29, 2007, at 11:27 AM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:


 Can't decide if I want another peach or if I should try a pear tree,
we've never grown one of those before.

Cyndi



Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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