On 30/10/08 11:17, in article
, "Martin
Brown" wrote:

On Oct 30, 11:00*am, Sacha wrote:
Anyone know of a UK or Belgian source of these? *We have a customer looking
for two.

I got mine from Deacon's on IoW. They had Shinseki, Shinsui and Kumoi
last time I looked.

They are a bit frost sensitive towards the end of the year. Tree needs
netting to protect against cold nights whilst fruit is ripening on the
tree. Otherwise you get dark frost damage inside the fruit and they
don't keep.

The fruit look like a darker Russet apple with the same texture and a
tremendously aromatic pear taste. Worth growing if you have a suitable
climate or warm microclimate. Mine crops OK in N Yorkshire sheltered
position.

Regards,
Martin Brown

Lovely, Martin, thank you. I'll pass that on to the customer.
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)