What do you think, Seckle? This is one of 2 pear trees that were on my property when we bought the place. Unfortunately this one is close the fence, so the tree rats take them all. Last year was the first time to bear for us. I don’t water it at all, and we are semi-desert here. When you bite into it the first taste is heavily complex and very sweet, but that is followed up with immediate astringency. This is one of two I got before the tree rats did. I put it in the fridge, I’ll take it out in a couple weeks and see if it ripens more on the counter. Last year the fridge and all the counter time they could take had no affect on the astringency. Maybe watering the tree will yield different results in the future too, I don’t know. It’s in an area that needs a lot of work that I don’t really have time for yet. Tons of common buckthorn, chokecherry, and ash competing with it.