paleopoint
5 year old buck +
I know, I know....I've heard it for a gabillion years ----"pears are for heirs".
Meaning, patience is required.
It's 'long ball'.
I'm not so sure.
I've been growing seedlings from a couple of amazingly consistent and amazingly productive pears (variety unknown) for years.
I've gathered their seeds...sown and nurtured 'em.
Today, 10 years later I am seeing terrific fruit loads from those seedlings.
Now, to be sure, these are .50cent sized fruit......but there are a lot of 'em, and they hang long.
Long. Like into February.
They dribble down.
Like a vending machine.
I like that.
They started carrying fruitloads at about 7yrs.
And that continued to increase each year.
Now...10 yrs on....you would be amazed.
Hell, I'm amazed.
The message here is this:
Meaning, patience is required.
It's 'long ball'.
I'm not so sure.
I've been growing seedlings from a couple of amazingly consistent and amazingly productive pears (variety unknown) for years.
I've gathered their seeds...sown and nurtured 'em.
Today, 10 years later I am seeing terrific fruit loads from those seedlings.
Now, to be sure, these are .50cent sized fruit......but there are a lot of 'em, and they hang long.
Long. Like into February.
They dribble down.
Like a vending machine.
I like that.
They started carrying fruitloads at about 7yrs.
And that continued to increase each year.
Now...10 yrs on....you would be amazed.
Hell, I'm amazed.
The message here is this:
- collect pears seeds from some pear you like.
- do what need be done to propagate the seeds
- then sow where you want 'em.
- Report back.