Black Mulberry & Home Orchard Pear Varieties
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blueKYstream
5 year old buck +
It looks a lot like Dr. Deer pear. First year fruiting. Taste on that is bland, texture is sandy and mushy at this point. Still holding fruit as of 12-7-22.
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H20fwler
5 year old buck +
Gilmer Christmas today still holding. I gave it a hard shake and a dozen easily fell off.
Fruit is getting pretty mushy now, but there were none on the ground when I walked up so they are getting eaten as they fall. They will be the consistency of applesauce soon.
Golden Hornet still holding some, it did not have a very good fruit set this year.
NY414 from Cummins has been a good apple and is still holding some applesauce loaded mummy fruit.
Golden Russet still has some hanging
And Gala is holding some late, second year it has done that for me.
Fruit is getting pretty mushy now, but there were none on the ground when I walked up so they are getting eaten as they fall. They will be the consistency of applesauce soon.
Golden Hornet still holding some, it did not have a very good fruit set this year.
NY414 from Cummins has been a good apple and is still holding some applesauce loaded mummy fruit.
Golden Russet still has some hanging
And Gala is holding some late, second year it has done that for me.
H20fwler
5 year old buck +
Here it is the end of January and as of today the Gilmer Christmas is still holding fruit. Some has fallen and I’ve shaken some off during the last month and it gets eaten up right away by bunnies and deer. The pears have a leathery skin now with about 3-4 ounces of sauce in them.
So this pear tree does exactly as advertised and that is all I can ask of a very late hanging fruit tree. This thread gives a good timeline of its fruit drop.
So this pear tree does exactly as advertised and that is all I can ask of a very late hanging fruit tree. This thread gives a good timeline of its fruit drop.
90% or more of US nurseries &/or big box stores selling 'Black Mulberry' are not selling true M. nigra, but rather, in most cases, some black-fruited M. alba selection. Unless it's coming from a CA or PNW source, I can almost guarantee that they are NOT M. nigra/Black mulberry.
M.nigra wants a Mediterranean climate, is difficult to root, and is very slow-growing on its own root...somewhat more vigorous grafted onto seedling M. alba rootstock.
Pear pictured is one I found in Tallapoosa Co. AL, nearly 15 yrs ago. I noticed the ortet on Jan 1, loaded with fruit. This pic of my oldest grafted tree of it, taken on 23 Nov., fruits shaken out on 3 Dec.
M.nigra wants a Mediterranean climate, is difficult to root, and is very slow-growing on its own root...somewhat more vigorous grafted onto seedling M. alba rootstock.
Pear pictured is one I found in Tallapoosa Co. AL, nearly 15 yrs ago. I noticed the ortet on Jan 1, loaded with fruit. This pic of my oldest grafted tree of it, taken on 23 Nov., fruits shaken out on 3 Dec.
