I say it’s probably Reema but Burbank does look similar, although it’s a larger plum. It’s still popular at all purpose nurseries and often sold with Santa Rosa. Burbank is medium sized and Reema is small. Reema is sweeter by quite a noticeable bit and what you report on brix is evidence it is Reema.
I have not received any Burbank, not intentionally from anyone. If it was given to me, it was by mistake.
@jerry the only reason I don’t think it is Burbank is the ripening time. Yours ripened a week or two ago. Mine ripened now, two weeks later than you. You are in zone 10, Inam in zone 6. Our ripening time should be a month apart at least, IMHO.
Sweet (except at the skin) and a bit apricot-like. They’re quite soft and very juicy when fully ripe. Some folks prefer to pick them a bit early, when they’re firmer.
The same as I can describe. Sweet flesh but sour skin and the area next to the pit. Soft, juicy.
Only the ripening time that way too close for fruit in your and my zone. Fruit ripen early this year due to a drought.
My “Magness” pear dropped yesterday. I checked a few websites, the pictures were rather large pear with red blush. Look like, the same picture was copied by several nurseries.
I read Dave Wilson’s description. It says a medium sized, short necked, greenish/yellow skin and little russeted pear . That seems to fit my pear except mine ripened earlier than DW states.
I wonder what pear do I have?
Anyone with the real Magness pear, could you please post the pic of your Magness?
@clarkinks , @rayrose , @Fusion_power , et all.
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Thats looks like magness @mamuang . There are none left on the tree this year. Normally magness ripens at the same time as warren. Im not sure where my photos are on this website but they are here. Magness looks identical to warren so much so you cant tell them apart in any way. Is it worth it to grow the Warren pear - #143 by clarkinks
You can call this warren magness if you like but noone can tell the difference. I still have warren on the tree let me know if you need photos. Sometimes warren is 2 or 3 weeks later but not always.
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When your Magness ripen, Clark?
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There wasn’t many this year but i think they would still be ripening but the green june beetles and japanese beetles are attacking and eating green fruit. The sugar content is ultra high this year and its been a problem.
I know it’s been discussed often, but what opinions are there about use of Organza bags for birds? Been trying mostly green ones this year because they are so cheap, and easy to apply. They would seem to be a pretty good deterrent.
Clark,
Do you keep record when you harvested your Magness last year.
We have a drought here so everything ripens a week or two earlier. Technically, this pear should ripen at the end of August. That seems early for a Magness, based on Dave Wilson website.
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Birds seem to go by what they see, not smell like rodents. If I were to use organza bags against birds, I would choose dark colors like black, purple, dark blue so red, ripe fruit would not show too obviously.
That’s just me.
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We didnt mention it in the 2019 thread so i will keep looking Here comes the 2019 pear harvest!
We know there is some question about the leaves of the two you have Magness and Warren sibling pears
In 2018 they took the year off Here comes the 2018 apple & pear harvest!
Magness is discussed briefly here Pear research is yielding results - #6 by clarkinks
I read Adam County Nursery description and ripening time. It says Magness ripens right after Seckel. Both ripen around mid Sept.
My mysterious pear ripens now or, in a normal year, could be in late August. It still is ahead of my Seckel. In short, this pear is not a real Magness.
This year, I grafted a Magness to this Magness. In a few year, I will find out if the 2nd Magness graft is a real deal.
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Dont bet on that yet. Sometimes my pears ripen way out of order. They say this but reality of growing pears is not like that at least in Kansas. My ayers, clapps, seckle etc. are not ripe yet.
It takes a lot of work looking through my pear records! Just off memory i can tell you some years they are ripe right now at this location.
Clark, the last few “Magness” dropped today. Still earlier than it is supposed to ripen.
The charentai French cantaloupe is excellent, sweet and aromatic.
Should have gotten more fruit had the groundhog not eating most leaves from outside the cage!!
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Here are some stone fruit picked recently.
Challenger peaches, very productive, good tasting. They small this year due to a drought.
Emeraude, white nectarine. I did not think and watered this potted tree too often. The fruit were large. They were sweet but the sweetness was not as it should have been.
These fruit were bagged so the colors were not as dark as they could be.
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They both look great. The French seem to prize white peaches and I miss the taste of yellow peaches. When you find them, they are fibrous. The big selling yellow peach here is ‘Dixiered! Yikes! You peaches and nectarines look delicious!
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@mrsg47 ,
After I have trued more white peaches and white nectarines, I think I like yellow ones more.
Emeraude is good but yellow flesh Freckle Face is more flavorful and interesting. Wish you were here so you could try them side by side.
My friend like Emeraude white nectarine more because it is just sweet. Freckle Face has a bit of tang to it making it more interesting.
@Ahmad - hope next year you will get Freckle Face to compare to Emeraude and Zephyr.
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I like the yellow peaches for cooking. White peaches are too sweet.