I wish we had more seasons like this! First real fruit at this property (5th year). I am pretty sure these are bartletts, and while the tree gets some fireblight (Bartlett is supposed to be susceptible), it’s not very bad (other than the year of massive hail). Now that I know the tree produces good fruit, I have to start thinking of ways to protect it during cold snaps so I have more years with pears!
Since I could not find this information previously… I harvested these (likey bartletts) on two dates:
Sept 9th and Sept 18th. The ones on the 18th are definitely harvested at a good time. I’ll report back on the 9th once I get to ripening those.
And my wife wanted to cut down the ugly pear tree!
