Jordan, I planted Ms. L. this spring and have had Senator C. for a while. Got my first small handful of pears off Senator C. this year and they were nice. The Dolgos I got from them were loaded this year. I bought 5 of the Chinese Sequins and lost them all. I'm not certain why, because I was growing them at home and taking good care of them.
The pears and crabapples seem very hardy here and I'm happy with the plants. My only beef with WG is the Autumn Rush apple I bought this spring that is advertised as being disease resistant. It was eat up with CAR all year long. I've not brought this up to them, but I plan on mentioning it when I order again. Right now I really don't need any other plants except for the AU IV Chestnuts you and I have discussed before. I will get those next spring.
Good Luck - Steve
Tks for all the feedback Steve. I hate to here about your bad luck with the sequins! That's weird. I sure hope mine do ok. I will be sure to let you know how they do.
I've read the senator clark pears taste excellent. Can you confirm that?
Im excited about the ms laneene which they basically describe as a late drop keifer.
Yes, the Senator Clark did taste very good - not as good as Ayers, but much better than Moonglow.
Please do let me know how the Sequins do for you. It must be something about my soil, because I have heard other folks they did fine for.
PS: I also planted the Gate Pear this spring. All of the pears I put out this spring really grew a lot this year and look very healthy.
You got some trees in the ground don't you! ?Bet your place is awesome! I know you have put allot of work into it!
Native hunter you mentioned Ayers. Is this a good disease resistant low maitenance tree? I remember seeing some at lowes last spring. I always give in to the temptation an by one of their 6' tall trees
I am border line for ayers but I got one on sale last fall for $3 at tractor supply. I planted it last spring after leaving it in the pot all winter. I was shocked it made it through last winter and put on tons of growth this year. I left it unprotected as a test to see if one it will survive the winters up north and two to see if the deer would browse it. It has far out performed the pears I got from cummins but I am interested to see how it compares now they are on equal conditions. I put it as the last tree on a deer trail before a field, they did not take one nibble off it and it did not get rubbed so maybe it will turn into a gem, or it will be dead in 3 months.Native hunter you mentioned Ayers. Is this a good disease resistant low maitenance tree? I remember seeing some at lowes last spring. I always give in to the temptation an by one of their 6' tall trees