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| Hi, I finally have a decent crop of pears on both my Southern Bartlett and Acres Home trees this year (fourth leaf on OHxF333). When should these pears be harvested? July, August, September? I live in Phoenix, Arizona and I've been fairly impressed by how well these trees have done out here. Thanks. |
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- Posted by copingwithclay 8B (My Page) on Thu, Jun 12, 14 at 23:52
| Regarding the Acres Home pears, you will observe that at some point in the growing season that the fruit max out in size and expand no more. You will observe that some pears will gradually change from being totally light green to slightly yellowish green. You can gently poke a finger tip on the slightly yellowish green fruit, and if that fruit is barely compressable with the finger jab, it is time to eat. |
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| Copingwithclay, thanks for the reply. Do they still need to ripen in the fridge or on the counter for a time after picking? |
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| Copingwithclay, thanks for the reply. Do they still need to ripen in the fridge or on the counter for a time after picking? |
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- Posted by copingwithclay 8B (My Page) on Fri, Jun 13, 14 at 21:06
| The "ripened on the branch" steps get them 100% ready for immediate gratification. You will likely find them to be sweet and flavorful and w/o the sandlike grit cells. There may be a slight pineapple component to the flavor of those with a slight yellowing of the greenish skin. That is, if squirrels, etc. have not already gotten some gratification from munching on the almost-ready fruit.......Acres Home is a real winner. |
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 14, 14 at 5:52
| If S. Bartlett is rotting in its center by the time it reaches CWC's description of a perfect A. H. it will be more complicated to pick. Eventually you will learn the general time they are ready but without equipment to measure the pressure of the flesh the only method I know is to taste the pear when you think it may be getting ready. Normal Bartletts are ready when the crisp flesh is sweet but well before it is soft. Measuring brix would also work, of course- once you know the ideal level for the specific variety. If you wait for pears to be tree ripe, you can forget about storing them for more than a couple weeks, but after years of harvesting pears from trees in my orchard, I still struggle with determining the ideal picking time, so maybe I'm not the best one to be offering advice on the subject. I can offer comfort if you miscalculate, though. I usually hedge my bet by doing a couple of pickings. |
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