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[nafex] Re: Asian Pears



Steve, 

    For an earlier, very juicy Asian, both Shinseiki and Nijiseiki 
are good, I've had them fruiting for a number of years.  

Caveat:
Both seem very susceptible to a buroughing fruit "moth".  They attack 
the fruit late in the development cycle and what seems like "perfect" 
fruit appears to ripen *very* early and drop from the tree.  The 
inside is often almost completely tunneled and brown w/ frass.  I 
don't eat one w/out quartering the fruit.

Chris Mauchline
SE PA, zone 6
--- In nafex@egroups.com, "Steve Shambeda" <sshambeda@p...> wrote:
> I would like to add two new Asian pears to my collection, and I am 
looking
> for advice on selection.
> Central Pennsylvania Zone 6
> I have Korean Giant - I like it very much but it ripens very late 
in the
> season.
> I have a graft of Chojuro on a branch of my Seckle, but after 
bearing for 2
> years I am diappointed.
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
> 
> Steve Shambeda