The very rare SAINT NICHOLAS aka St. NICHOLAS pear

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Must have been a tag mixup somewhere this is turnbull giant.

Giant Turnbull pear - The true story nobody has told in recent years

" Nature, not laboratory, produced this unique pear By Peter Tonge Oct. 16, 1981, 12:10 p.m. ETWeymouth, Mass. If it hadn’t been for Lois Turnbull’s concern for her horses, it’s quite possible that one of the world’s most outstanding new pear varieties wouldn’t now be available to the public. The pear – Turnbull Giant, as it is appropriately termed – has it over existing varieties in so many ways that it has been awarded US patent No. 4616. The pear has exceptional vigor, early maturity, di…