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On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 01:12:48 GMT, Jack wrote:
Yeah, Bradfords aren't supposed to be fruit-bearing.

Actually, they are, but very small... sort of cherry sized fruits.
See: http://tinyurl.com/h85ur or
http://rnrstreamer.lsu.edu/ecosystem...species/bradfo
rdpear/bradfordpear.htm

Fruits can be used to make "perry", q.v.


The Brad's still just a 15-foot stick, but for some reason, either in
gratitude for taking down the poplars, or perhaps it had something to
do with the drought March-August 2006, ol' Brad produced about a dozen
large pears. Most fell to the ground hard and stayed hard.

The good news is, you don't have a bradford pear. Overused street tree,
weak-wooded, winter-scalds, mostly looks pretty bad in a few years.
Since you had to take the poplars out because of wind damage, a bradford
pear would have been not much better in a few years.

Enjoy your pear crop!