Southern Pears

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I’m zone 9a, so it Ayers didn’t work for you I doubt it will for me… Unless it just takes many years to bear and you hadn’t gotten there yet.

I am getting a Hood tree this spring but I’ve been looking to start a 3 variety espalier as well (on OHxF87). Ideally the most vigorous variety is grafted first. These need to be varieties I can buy scion for (besides the obvious low chill and fireblight resistance).

This was the list I was looking at initially:

Ayers
Potomac
Hood (will have tree to grow and harvest scion)
Warren
Spalding
Orient
Keiffer
Pineapple

Fan-Shil I couldn’t find scion and whether it’s truly under patent.

There are others for sure, but ideally I get 3 varieties with different harvest times and flavor / appearance / use profiles.

Any help wo

That is a good list indeed. Fan-stil pear is not under patent
https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/accessiondetail?id=1574234

Here is more information than you are likely to find elsewhere Fan-Stil pear new variety or old variety? .It will need 400- 500 chill hours.