Identification

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• Identification Cultivation

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Chapter 17

• The Pear
• Originated in southwestern Europe
• Came to US in 1635 to Salem Massachusetts

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Hardiness

• Zones 5-8
• Not as tender as peaches
• Hardier than apples
• Need cross pollination
• Bloom early, hand pollination is needed
• Some varieties need 6-8 years to produce

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Diseases

• Fire blight
• Anthracnose
• Canker
• Crown gall
• Leaf spot
• Powdery mildew
• scab

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Insects

• Codling moth
• San Jose Scale
• Pear slugs
• Pear mites
• Psylla

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considerations

• Pick early and never allow to ripen on the tree
• Anjou, Bartlett, Bosc, Cultivars grown

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Oriental Pears

• High quality
• round shaped fruit
• Trees are hard to grow
• Susceptible to fire blight
• Plant 2 different kinds of Asians
• Korean, Giant, Hosui

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Conclusion to 17

• Pears are not hard to grow.