Question for those who grow Gilmer Christmas Pear

[Native Hunter]

Does this look like Gilmer Christmas? I’ve never ordered one, but I suspect I may have got one by mistake.

 

[TonySoprano]

I planted two Gilmer Christmas pear trees this year so I'm no help. However I know there are pictures on here of the Gilmer pear in Nov /Dec/ Jan but of course I can'f find them now.

 

[TonySoprano]

I found it , H20fwler posted this pic of a Gilmer Christmas pear​

 

[Native Hunter]

I found it , H20fwler posted this pic of a Gilmer Christmas pearView attachment 69506​

Thanks, I’m not sure what it is, but I actually like the way it’s going to drop late. The tree was labeled Galloway, but it is different from another one that has already dropped. That other tree was almost identical to Korean Giant except that the pears were about half the size.

 

[H20fwler]

Native, just saw this thread.
It doesn’t look like a GC to me. Mine are maybe a smidge bigger than tennis ball size and more brownish than the one in your pic, they are also thicker skinned.
And more biannual than not.

 

[Native Hunter]

Native, just saw this thread.
It doesn’t look like a GC to me. Mine are maybe a smidge bigger than tennis ball size and more brownish than the one in your pic, they are also thicker skinned.
And more biannual than not.

Thanks for the reply. I've decided that it must be Galloway, and the others I got labeled Galloway were something else. Whatever it is, it is currently the latest dropping pear I have. That may change when my Blue Hill pears start producing.

 

[H20fwler]

Sure could be. I’ve got a few Gallaway planted, they are some kind of Keiffer variant that hang a little later and don’t taste as good as Keiffers …same with Gate. The deer sure like them though.

If you are into grafting at all I can send you all the GC scions you want.