Hello everyone,
I live in Switzerland, unfortunately my English is not good.
I collect pear varieties.
Which of you also collects pear varieties and where are there collections of pear varieties?
Thank you
Deutsch
Hallo zusammen,
ich wohne in der Schweiz, mein Englisch ist leider nicht gut…
Ich sammle Birnensorten.
Wer von euch sammelt auch Birnensorten und wo gibt es überall Sammlungen von Birnensorten?
Vielen Dank
Hello and Welcome!
I love pears and I’m trying to grow some.
My favorite pear threads are:
Pear harvest 2023 @mayhaw9999 who started the thread has sooo many amazing pear varieties and beautiful pictures
@clarkinks has a huge pear collection and his posts are always worth reading. He is unwell right now, so many not respond quickly, but there is plenty of old threads to read. Here are the pears he currently has: Clarkinks pear varieties 2023
– Yes, there is fire blight in Switzerland. But it’s not so bad anymore. It started over 15 years ago. At that time, many pear trees were cleared. It has been surprisingly quiet for several years.
– Writing about my varieties would be too complicated. I collect pear varieties. There are probably over 400 different varieties. Many very rare regional ones that I would also like to test first. But I’m always interested in swapping.
Luis is a respected and cherished member here who lives in Portugal. He iis also a pear aficionado par excellence… scroll dow and you will see some of his posts. Good growing:
I had one older established pear tree that I cut down due to pear decline. I couldn’t figure out how to control it. I replanted on OH x 87 rootstock, and so far they seem to be doing well.