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lottie

Joined: 11 Aug 2005
Posts: 5059
Location: ceredigion

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 08 4:59 pm Post subject: Snowdon pear
It is becoming increasingly obvious that although apples and plums I've planted and that were here already are fit and thriving up a Welsh hill, the pears aren't happy--it's too exposed. This afternoon I have bought a Snowdon pear which is allegedly at home 600ft. up a windswept hill----anybody else grown one or will I just have to wait and see?.

sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
Posts: 20809
Location: sunny wales

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 08 5:02 pm Post subject:
I must confess I hadnt even heard of this one, will be fascinated to hear how you get on with it

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 08 5:08 pm Post subject:
Doesn't one 'plant pears for your heirs'? Let us know, Lottie, it sounds really interesting.

OP

Joined: 28 Jul 2006
Posts: 4661
Location: Yorkshire

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 08 5:30 pm Post subject:
I have not heard of this one either. I am going off pears, they just seem to be difficult in every respect. I do have a small Beth pear, which occasionally produces something - and it is worth the wait ... but apples and plums are so much easier! I have been told that some of the "cooking" pears like Black Worcester are made of sterner stuff, maybe you could try that.

Slim

Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 6671
Location: New England (In the US of A)

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 08 9:06 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

Doesn't one 'plant pears for your heirs'? Let us know, Lottie, it sounds really interesting.

If you plant a tree that's already a couple years old on dwarf rootstock, you should be getting a grocery bag full in 4-5 years.

wizz

Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 561

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 08 6:58 am Post subject:
we've been really pleased with our hessle pear. whilst we're not very high up, we're very exposed to wind etc. the pears are very small and sweet and though only about 4 years old we had a small tree full this year.

lottie

Joined: 11 Aug 2005
Posts: 5059
Location: ceredigion

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 08 9:39 am Post subject:

orangepippin wrote:

I have not heard of this one either. I am going off pears, they just seem to be difficult in every respect. I do have a small Beth pear, which occasionally produces something - and it is worth the wait ... but apples and plums are so much easier! I have been told that some of the "cooking" pears like Black are made of sterner stuff, maybe you could try that.

The Black Worcester is on the "want" list as well---saw Clarissa cooking with them ---I'll investigate the Hessle pear as well---determined to get a pear to grow successfully.The nurseryman had Bardsey apples and several Welsh heritage varieties as well---I was very tempted for the future. When we came to pay my O.H. found he'd left his money at home and I hadn't my handbag---he said take the tree and post a cheque tommorow----nice to see such trust in these times----perhaps I've/we've an honest face.

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