Thread: Did You Ever Eat A Bradford Pear?
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Old 21-09-2006, 08:34 PM posted to rec.gardens,rec.gardens.edible
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Default Did You Ever Eat A Bradford Pear?
(Jack) wrote:

Yeah, Bradfords aren't supposed to be fruit-bearing.

They produce very small cherry like fruit that is hard and stays on the
tree well after the leaves fall. After it freezes it is the preferred
food of squirrels. They will hang from their tails to get the last pear.

However, two of them ripened nicely. They looked identical to large
Bartletts and were very juicy. Quite sweet too, but with a slight
tang.

You may well have a Bartlett pear. You certainly don't have a Bradford.
Perhaps your Bradford was grafted on a Bartlet and the Bradford top died
leaving the Bartlet sucker. Just a guess.

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