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Nashi pear trees
Anyone know of a UK or Belgian source of these? We have a customer looking
for two. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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Nashi pear trees
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 |
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Nashi pear trees
"Sacha" wrote in message ... Anyone know of a UK or Belgian source of these? We have a customer looking for two. -- Sacha http://www.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk/ Mike |
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Mike must have Kumoi if he is talking about frost protecting them to get them ripe. Shinseki and Shinsui are early ripening, my Shinseki ripens in August in a warm year, never later than mid september. Shinseki and 20C are not russet, but a translucent light yellow, very beautiful. More to the point is that they are quite early flowerers, and you can lose your crop following a nasty frost in early april, as this year. Normal pears serve for cross-pollination, but you'll need an early one. |
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