Top 3 pears

[Teeder]

Stub cut a branch, it'll almost certainly send up a bunch of water sprouts next year. Great scions

Great Idea!

 

[Lucky_P]

This is one I found in Tallapoosa Co. AL, back in 2010, on New Year's Day, still loaded with fruit, and plenty on the ground. Named it 'Walnut Hill' for the community where it was located.
Several years back, I sent scions to a buddy in Eaton Rapids MI, to graft on his hunting property. He sent me this pic which he took yesterday.
I'm not sure it's a decent eating pear, but the deer don't back off from it!

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Stub cut a branch, it'll almost certainly send up a bunch of water sprouts next year. Great scions

This works with apple & crab trees too. I've done it.

 

[b116757]

This is one I found in Tallapoosa Co. AL, back in 2010, on New Year's Day, still loaded with fruit, and plenty on the ground. Named it 'Walnut Hill' for the community where it was located.
Several years back, I sent scions to a buddy in Eaton Rapids MI, to graft on his hunting property. He sent me this pic which he took yesterday.
I'm not sure it's a decent eating pear, but the deer don't back off from it!

I’d be interested in some scion wood

 

[gunfun13]

Ditch pear I grafted several years back, been slow to get going on OxF87..but starting to take off and produce. Stil holding most it's crop as of this morning. The only pears I have still hanging. I have 4 or these, should be great late season draw in a few more years.

 

[Native Hunter]

These are the only pears I still have hanging as of 3 days ago. Tree was labeled Galloway when I bought it but so was another one that is different. Hence, I don’t know what it is. But since it is the only pear I have this late I will start grafting it. Pears are big and have decent taste. If anyone knows what it is, let me know.

 

[blueKYstream]

These are the only pears I still have hanging as of 3 days ago. Tree was labeled Galloway when I bought it but so was another one that is different. Hence, I don’t know what it is. But since it is the only pear I have this late I will start grafting it. Pears are big and have decent taste. If anyone knows what it is, let me know.

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I have 4 Gallaways but im waiting for them to fruit still (and the ones that do fruit to last until ripe). If it's not Gallaway, its possible its Gimer Christmas. I have one of those that fruited early after grafting but they dont last long on the tree.

 

[Native Hunter]

I have 4 Gallaways but im waiting for them to fruit still (and the ones that do fruit to last until ripe). If it's not Gallaway, its possible its Gimer Christmas. I have one of those that fruited early after grafting but they dont last long on the tree.

Let me know someday after yours fruit. The other tree that was labeled Galloway makes an Asian Pear that looks identical to Olympic Giant except that it is much smaller. It also ripens and falls fairly early like Olympic. My Bectons and Kieffers are dropping well during early ML season but are done by gun opener.

 

[blueKYstream]

Let me know someday after yours fruit. The other tree that was labeled Galloway makes an Asian Pear that looks identical to Olympic Giant except that it is much smaller. It also ripens and falls fairly early like Olympic. My Bectons and Kieffers are dropping well during early ML season but are done by gun opener.

The one you have in the picture above fits the description much better than the variety you mentioned in your latest post. Gallaway should be a late ripener and hold on the tree longer. Here it is compared to Kieffer:

 

[Native Hunter]

The one you have in the picture above fits the description much better than the variety you mentioned in your latest post. Gallaway should be a late ripener and hold on the tree longer. Here it is compared to Kieffer:

Thanks. I had not seen that video, and I think what he is calling Galloway is what my late pear is. I went back and read the description from the catalogue again too. I had forgotten that he said Galloway was" light green," which also fits my pear. Based on all of this, I'm now convinced that it is Galloway. I wonder what the other one is (like a miniature Olympic) but I guess it doesn't matter that much, since it drops so early. I wish I had more Galloway growing, so I will get busy next spring with some topworking.