I am noticing hardly any blooms. Last year at this time my trees were covered in blossoms.
Peach, cherry, pear, apple, pluots, nectarines, apricots.
Last year 4/14
This year. 4/20
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Colleen,
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I know you have tons of pears. I have only a few trees so I get quite excited when new pears are blooming for me.
Citron de Carmes - lovely name. @mrsg47 is this name French?
I hope it will be true to label. The flowers are on a small side but not as small as Warren’s flowers.
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That is definately it looks great ! Citron De Carmes pear . I’m 100% sure by looking at the flowers and leaves.
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Clark,
I think I got scionwood from you 
. Thank you.
How does it taste?
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Early ripening - good. Short window before core breaking down - bad.
It will be challenging to get it right.
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Oh boy. Must be ‘going around’. All of a sudden my shoulder is screaming at me and I can’t lift my left arm without hearing from it! I start PT in a week or so. Getting old . . . . . not for sissies. For SURE!
Seems like every day another body part bites the dust! 
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I had this problem in my early 40s for doing one yoga pose. I have been stretching daily, so far so good. I now can push very heavy compost bin by myself, I don’t need my husband’s help anymore.
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Yes. It means lemon of Carmes.
A refreshing pear founded by the Carmelite nuns of France in 1602.
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boy do i hear you. just had carpal tunnel surgery on my left wrist. sucks to get old.
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I hope the “lemon” refers to the shape of the fruit, not the taste. I can’t eat acidic food any more as my teeth get more and more sensitive to acidity.
@pomgranny, @SoCalGardenNut , @steveb4 - I hear you.
I’ve tried to “stay in shape” but not sure it is the right shape these days.
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I think it might be the color, or shape, definitely not acidic. Could be refreshing!
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Is your cherry Utah Giant? It is not as cold hardy as Black Gold. Even that, my White Gold blooms are very sparse this year.
My Juliet, a bush cherry, has not issue blooming. Their lineage is from Canadian prairies. They are tough.
My Juliet this year.
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You are not old, you got promoted to pépère.
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