@Josh6b@Fusion_power@Phlogopite another thing i wanted to point out was at the time many said my biggest failure was clarks crabapple i created for 2 reasons 1. Size is to small 2. It is not red. Let me just say people love it . If you want to grow pears from seed be prepared for new genetics. Duchess D’ angoulme is used frequently in crosses like kieffer. There are dozens of crosses and hundreds of third generation hybrid crosses.
Before i say one more word i.need to bring up Van Mons the best pear breeder of all time. His work has never been matched. His pears are still in stores to this day