Someone else on here asked the same question, but never really got a straight answer. I would like to do the same thing. I have an established unknown asian pear that is not very tasty. Was labeled chojuro, but suspect it was mislabeled and is actually tawara(was next to it, for sure not chojuro). Anyway I would like to know if it is possible to graft all of the branches to euro pears. Seems everyone has done this in reverse and seems like it should work both ways, but would like to hear from some people that have done it. Looking to put comice, ayers, and seckel on it. Anyone know of any problems or if it will outright not work?
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Been there. Done that. Worked well. I converted a large Shinko tree, which I had planted a long time ago w/o being aware of “chill hours required” stuff. The new grafted tops have chill hours compatible with this area, so now the tree makes a good crop of pears rather than just a bunch of leafy branches with no fruit.
I have four Asian Pears and they are really juicy however, almost tasteless in flavor. Is that the normal case?
Asian pears usually crisp texture. Taste ranges from mildly sweet to sweet and tangy to very sweet. The good ones are crisp , juicy and sweet. They don’t have complex flavor like some high quality Euro pears.
What all did you convert it to? Some people say that you can graft asian onto euro, but not euro onto asian.
I grafted Seckel, Beurre Fougeray, Barlet and a few other Euros onto 20th Century, Korean Giant and Hosui. Grafts are 2-3 years old growing well esp Seckel.
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Yeah.“Sweet” pears or other fruit are a good thing. “Sweet” and “flavorful” are a better thing.Like the grocery stores’ pale green seedless Thompson grapes…compared to a ripe bronze Pam muscadine. I don’t mind spitting Pam seeds, so that is not a disqualifier for me. Although munching on frozen Thompsons during a break from hot, sweaty lawn mowing is refreshing and convenient…