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| All,
- If you had to pick either "Potomac" or "Blake's Pride" for your yard which one would you pick? I would really like a pear similar to Bartlett with better disease resistance. I will plant a Seckel to pollinate it. - I was only planning on planting one Asian Pear (Korean Giant aka Olympic), but am afraid of pollination issues (ie. it not happening). However, I have heard that Asian Pears tend to set way too much fruit. Thanks in advance for your advice! |
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| Korean Giant doesn't overset to the degree of most asians. Mine has always set about 2-3 times what I wanted for fruit. When thinning remember the fruit can get very large. My guess is you'd be OK with the varieties you mention if the bloom of European and Asians overlap in your area. The attached pollination chart may help. |
Here is a link that might be useful: asian pear pollination chart
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 21, 11 at 9:52
| How about Harrow Sweet? Ripens later and I think may be better quality than ones you mention. Grows to a beautiful form and bears relatively young. It has good fireblight resistance (better than Seckel, I think) and Adams is now touting it as useful in your region, I believe. |
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- Posted by scottfsmith 6B-7A-MD (My Page) on Thu, Dec 22, 11 at 20:18
| The problem if your Euros flower too late is you will get no pollination and thus no fruit at all. If you look at the chart above there are a few self-fertile asians, so either switch to one of those or see if your Euros are early enough. Scott |
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 22, 11 at 20:39
| Here Seckel pollinates the Asians reliably- it's earlier than most Euros. |
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| Hi, I'm looking for a compatible, disease free pear selection as pollinators for Harrow Sweet. I want to stay away from Boscs and Bartlett(not quince compatible) if I can to minimize spraying. I've read that Harrow Delight isn't a good pollen source and am considering Potomac, Blake's Pride, and am open to suggestions. What do y'all think? Noogy |
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| Hi Noogy, What did you end up picking as a pollinator for your Harrow Sweet? From what I read several pear posts on the forum, I chose Harrow Sweet and Blake's Pride and planted them this year (from Schlabach). We probably can talk about what they taste like 10 years from now!!! |
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- Posted by franktank232 z5 WI (My Page) on Mon, Jun 4, 12 at 23:12
| My Harrow Sweet is holding exactly 1 pear right now. I'm pretty sure it was pollinated (by hand) by a Bradford pear that I've used in the past on my Seckel. |
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| HI Frank, Please don't forget to report how your one and only Harrow Sweet tastes. How long does it take your tree to fruit? I've heard good things about Harrow Sweet's taste but have not heard much at all about Blake's Pride. |
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 5, 12 at 13:52
| Harrow sweet bears fruit quite young for a pear and even in my nursery very small trees try to fruit. |
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| Thank you, H-man. That's encouraging news. Now, if only someone can tell me what Blake's Pride taste like!! |
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| Is there a chart for which European Pears will cross-pollinate with Asian Pears? I'm turning my back yard into a seasonal orchard, and want one of each in my little yard! |
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| Mamuang, I went with potomac, but have so muck different pollen flying around I don't think it'll matter! Badducky, Ubileen is one of the better ones from what I've heard. Noogy |
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| I've been researching some more, and Seckel would supposedly pollinate most mid to late Asian varieties, but I'm concerned that L.E. Cooke only lists them as a "5" in fireblight tolerance, out of "10"! I would hesitate to plant anything with less than an "8" when so many quality varieties are available that meet that mark. I'm really interested in Shinko Asian Pears because of their fireblight resistance. I'm looking at hybrid pears for the same reason. One thing that's really hard to find is bloom information for low-chill hybrid pears in the south. Does anyone know if, for instance, a Fan-Still, Fan-Crisp, Monterrey, Ayers, Pineapple, Moonglow or Orient will bloom at an appropriate time to pollinate a Shinko Asian Pear? (these are just varieties I recall seeing at the local garden center. I know there are others recommended for the area that have high resistance) I wish someone with that knowledge, particularly in Texas where hybrid and Asian Pears are highly-recommended, would put together a bloom chart with cross-pollination information! |
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