Seckels dropping, so I got them picked. Some are so large I wonder if they might be Harrow Sweet, after all.
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@mayhaw9999 The tree label says Moonglo but I don’t think so. They are medium size to large size. Any ideas?
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Not sure on Bartlett. These are the only fruiting pear trees that I have right now, but I’m zone 5b. Here’s some pics from last night…they were a little overripe at this point.
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Those look like my White Doyenne pears… short and squat.
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Scott may well be correct. I lost my tree in 2014 due to fire blight, so I have not observed this fruit for many years. I just read the taxonomic description in Morgan’s book and Pears of New York. Supposedly this pear is about 2 1/4 inches. You said medium to large size. Also, where are you in the pear ripening season? ie this pear in relationship to Bartlett or other well-known pear.
@scottfsmith , @mayhaw9999 - My mislabeled Moonglow:
Two fell from tree August 23 so it ripens before Bartlett. I cut it today and seeds were dark so fruit was ripe and no rot. Not very sweet, nice taste and good condition. Two or three are falling from the tree every day. They turn from green to yellow when ripening on counter. Two that fell August 28 where yellow after 7 days and where over ripe with too soft texture and some internal browning but ok taste. There possibly is a narrow picking window.
If they are White Doyenne they should have long storage but some on the counter were over ripe after 7 days. Is it best to let them ripen on the counter or in the refrigerator?
Yellow one is over ripe.
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Picked Shiseiki yesterday. It’s ripe. Look at the stem, a little dry/dead. It came right off when I tilted it.
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Many of the pears need to be picked when still quite firm if you are going to store them at all. My White Doyenne tree did not survive long enough for me to evaluate ripening. My guess is to pick when they look like the pear on the left if it comes off with tilting to 45 degrees, refrigerate it for a week or two and then ripen it as you need it. I don’t think it will store very long.
Scott, is that your experience?
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My Shinseikis are starting to drop so are ready to pick. My fruit is quite a bit more light yellow than yours
I’ll try to post pictures in a day or two.
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There’s lots of good information in this thread. Thank you all.
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Yesterday I picked a few Groham pears. They are small as are almost all of my pears grafted on
OHXF 87 this year. This is the first year I have had enough fruit to evaluate. The tree had a significant fire blight strike a few years ago and lost the entire central leader. It is just now recovering.
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I’ve been eating some excellent Drippin Honey. These can drop more readily than others; that’s how I knew it was picking time! Hosui and Chojuro are still ripening too. I’ve been picking those for nearly 3 weeks now. It’s nice having a staggered harvest.
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Your Shinseiki looked different from what I had. Your Shinseiki skin seemed rough.
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And what var you think it is?
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I t could be growing condition. Those in hot, sunny CA who grow Shinseiki could post their pics to compare.
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So, from sunny (but not too hot) CA here are photos of my Shinseiki. I have no reason to doubt its identity. Also some Hosui photos. The difference in coloration of the two Hosui samples is due to sun exposure. These varieties are on the same tree, both on the western side with hot setting sun. Note the difference in the lenticels between Hosui and Shinseiki. The lenticels on the pears in question are very large. I don’t think that difference can be climatic.
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Agree that lenticels of @Luisport pears are large and prominent.
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I also have 20 century that Iooks similar to shiseiki
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