Anyone have or tried Premp009 pear. Getting press recently under marketing name PiqaBoo.
Pyrus communis×Pyrus pyrifolia×Pyrus bretschneideri
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I’m aware it exists. Years ago they were looking for growers in the USAto grow it Growers sought for Piqa pears - Good Fruit Grower
" Growers sought for Piqa pears
Good Fruit Grower // November 16, 2014
PiqaBoo is a new pear that combines attributes of European and Asian pears
(Prevar Limited)
The New Zealand company Prevar is looking for orchardists in North America who would like to grow new Piqa brand pear varieties developed in New Zealand. Prevar commercializes fruit varieties bred by Plant and Food Research.
Piqa Boo (PremP009 cultivar) is a red pear that combines characteristics of European, Japanese, and Chinese pears. Prevar has licensed the Freshmax Group to produce the new fruit in Australia.
Prevar has also licensed World Wide Fruit UK to market Piqa brand fruits in the United Kingdom. Small quantities of Piqa Reo, a shortened, conventional pyriform fruit with a yellow-green color and light orange-red blush, will be available in 2015, with further commercial selections to follow.
Prevar has hired Dawn Gray Global Consulting to identify potential growers and partners in the United States and Canada.
November 16th, 2014|December 2014 Issue, Good Fruit Grower, International, New Developments, News, Pears, Production, Updates, Varieties"
https://inspection.canada.ca/english/plaveg/pbrpov/cropreport/par/app00011958e.shtml
" PremP009
| Denomination: | ‘PremP009’ |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name: | Pyrus |
| Applicant/Holder: | PREVAR LIMITED |
| P.O. Box 11-045 | |
| Hastings | |
| 4158 | |
| New Zealand | |
| Breeder: | Lester Brewer, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd., Aukland, New Zealand |
| Richard Volz, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd., Aukland, New Zealand | |
| Agent in Canada: | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP |
| Suite 1900 | |
| 340 Albert Street | |
| Ottawa, Ontario | |
| K1R 7Y6 | |
| Canada | |
| Tel: 613-235-7234 | |
| Application Date: | 2020-07-31 |
| Provisional Protection:: | 2020-07-31 |
| Application Number: | 20-10327 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2021-09-16 |
| Certificate Number: | 6482 |
| Grant of Rights Termination Date: | 2046-09-16 |
Variety Description
Description:
TREE: weak to medium vigour, upright growth habit, vegetative bud opening mid-season, flowering begins mid to late season, fruit ripening begins early to mid-season
ONE-YEAR-OLD-SHOOT : medium to long, thick, blackish brown, long internode, many large lenticels, very weak pubescence, very few axillary flower buds
BRANCH: very few spurs
VEGETATIVE BUD: slightly rounded tip, adpressed position in relation to the shoot
PETIOLE: short to medium length
YOUNG LEAF: brown red upper side when newly infolded, very sparse pubescence on lower side
LEAF BLADE: ovate, long, medium width, acute tip, rounded base, serrate margin, large petiole length to leaf blade ratio
INFLORESCENCE: many flowers
PEDICEL: weak pubescence
FLOWER: five or less than five petals, many stamens, self incompatible
PETAL: pink outer side before opening of flower, white inner side when fully open, medium to large, ovate shape, few to medium number of notches
ANTHERS: very dark before opening, pollen present
FRUIT: obovate to almost round shape in longitudinal cross-section, small to medium size, no tendency of cracking, medium to long storage life
SKIN: red brown over colour, dense small to medium number of lenticels
STALK: long, medium to thick, no swelling
STALK CAVITY: shallow, narrow
CALYX: weak persistence
CALYX BASIN: deep, broad
FRUIT CORE: broad spindle-shaped, small core to fruit diameter ratio, medium to many locules, absent or very weak browning
FLESH: yellowish white, medium to firm, coarse texture, weak glassiness of flesh, absent or very weak browning 30 minutes after cut, medium total solids, low acidity, no astringency, medium to high juiciness
SEEDS: medium to large, ovate shape
Origin & Breeding History: ‘PremP009’ originated from a controlled cross between female parent variety ‘P128R068T003’ (not patented) and male parent variety ‘P204R135T058’ (not patented) in Havelock, New Zealand in 2001. In 2005, ‘PremP009’ was selected as a single plant from among a population of resulting seedlings, based on fruit colour, appearance, texture, flavour and shelf life.
Tests & Trials: The detailed description of ‘PremP009’ is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 4069894, purchased from the Groupe d’étude et de contrôle des variétés et des semences in Beaucouzé, France. The trials were conducted at the Institut national de la recherche agronomique in Beaucouzé, France from 2015 to 2019.
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Pear: ‘PremP009’
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Pear: ‘PremP009’
Date modified:
2023-10-24"
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I definitely want to grow these in Niagara Ontario. please hmu if anyone has a connection!
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Any idea what it’s hardiness zone is?
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