The Bird
· 2w
How do you like those pear varieties and what zone are you in?
USDA 7b
All the pears are disease and pest resistant (birds are the biggest pest) all need 300-400 chill hours (<40F)
Easiest: Shenseiki -- self fertile, earliest production (late July-August) and heavy producer...storage they are good for about 2-3 weeks in the fridge
Tastiest: Hosui -- soft texture and very sweet honey flavor, stores about a month as well -- best planted with another variety for bigger fruit and larger yeild, but partially self-fertile...late Aug
best storage: Shinko (2 months+) late September harvest, firmer texture...really wants a co-polinator of a different variety -- one of mine bloomed way before anything else and has basically no fruit this year