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Breeder(s): Discovered by Richard Fahey.
History: Chance seedling discovered near Oxford, New York.
Rootstocks used: OHxF #513
Orchards grown in: Pittsboro, NC orchard B.
Notes:
Fruit quality: Flavor is bland and sweet. Juicy. Peel unpalatable. Texture is buttery with few grit cells. Overall, I give it no more than a “fair” rating. If it ripened either much earlier or much later, it might get a better rating, but it ripens in the middle of pear season, when there are several much better pears available.
Fruit size: Medium-large. *** g/fruit
Fruit appearance: Attractive bright yellow with some fine russetting, but mostly smooth.
Culinary characteristics: Have not tried cooking them.
Storage characteristics: Stores for at least four weeks in common refrigeration.
Harvest season: Ripens with ‘Warren’; *** in Pittsboro, NC.
Bloom season: ***; a few days *** vs Spalding
Diseases: Moderately susceptible to fireblight. I acquired scions of this pear because it was described by the originator as a blight-resistant, high-quality pear. Although it shows definitely more tolerance of blight than very susceptible cultivars like ‘Bartlett’, it does not have sufficient blight resistance to be worthwhile planting in the South. All of my trees died of fireblight within 10 years of planting. Moderately resistant to pear leafspot and pear blister mite.
Precocity: ***; first fruit set in *** year on ***rootstock.
Productivity: Fairly productive. We got *** kg/tree on average by their 5th year.
Growth habit: Moderate vigor; good, strong, wide crotch angles for a pear.
References other than my own experience:
Richard Fahey. Catholic Homesteading Movement scion list and personal communication."SE Pears