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Old 02-10-2012, 11:34 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default Re: Hood Pear

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Originally Posted by Darkman View Post
Richard will this pear work in my climate of hot and humid Summers. On the peach chill scale I am 450 - 550 hours.
Yes, although I would emphasize I am growing it because of the serious fireblight presence in the area. You have plenty of chill for it. If you have no fireblight then you should also consider some of these European Pears. Another thing to point out here is that Asian Pears rarely have trouble with fireblight. I am growing Shinseiki. If you had room for two asian pears, the choice would be Hosui and Shinko.
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