Mahindra3016
5 year old buck +
I found these rolling down a hill from a tree in a yard and onto a road.
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Are these keifer pears?
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Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
They could be.
Several varieties look very similar to Kieffer, and your picture looks like they could be Kieffer. I was surprised this year at how much Kieffer and Moonglow resembled each other in my yard. In years past I felt the difference in looks was a bit more distinct, but not this year. Kieffer seemed to have more of a "blush" than normal, and Moonglow seemed to have less. Also the size of Moonglow is normally larger than Kieffer, but this year they seemed about the same.
My Kieffer Pears are falling right now. There may be 15% of the pears left on the trees. Moonglow doesn't hang quite as long, but I saw a few of them still hanging the last time I looked. The drop time will vary by region of the country, but they are pretty much on track this year in my area.
You also see pear trees being sold as "Improved Kieffer" but they don't tell you what has been "improved." I've seen the pictures, and they look just like Kieffer to me. Could they have improved the taste but lessened the disease resistance???? Who knows???
If that tree you found has fireblight/disease resistance, I wouldn't care if it was a Kieffer or not. I would rate it a good October dropping pear and graft it if it was something I wanted.
Best Wishes - Steve
Several varieties look very similar to Kieffer, and your picture looks like they could be Kieffer. I was surprised this year at how much Kieffer and Moonglow resembled each other in my yard. In years past I felt the difference in looks was a bit more distinct, but not this year. Kieffer seemed to have more of a "blush" than normal, and Moonglow seemed to have less. Also the size of Moonglow is normally larger than Kieffer, but this year they seemed about the same.
My Kieffer Pears are falling right now. There may be 15% of the pears left on the trees. Moonglow doesn't hang quite as long, but I saw a few of them still hanging the last time I looked. The drop time will vary by region of the country, but they are pretty much on track this year in my area.
You also see pear trees being sold as "Improved Kieffer" but they don't tell you what has been "improved." I've seen the pictures, and they look just like Kieffer to me. Could they have improved the taste but lessened the disease resistance???? Who knows???
If that tree you found has fireblight/disease resistance, I wouldn't care if it was a Kieffer or not. I would rate it a good October dropping pear and graft it if it was something I wanted.
Best Wishes - Steve
Mahindra3016
5 year old buck +
I haven't tried one yet, but they have a distinct smell, almost like lemon, the tree looks good and healthy from the road anyway, i never noticed fruit trees in people's yards untill i joined these forums and planted a few trees, now i see them everywhere.
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Mahindra3016
5 year old buck +
I planted a box store keifer, hopfully it won't take to long to bear fruit, many of the wild pears here drop to early, i want to top work some to keifer.
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Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Here are some in my yard at home still hanging today, but most have dropped.
Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
Our Kieffer pears look just like Greyphase's pic at post #4.
