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Question about Asian pears and Bartlett pears

seanox
18 years ago

Bartlett pears will successfully pollinate certain Asian Pears. Will those Asian Pears also pollinate the Bartletts?

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  • oldmainegurl
    18 years ago

    Seanox:

    Quote from "The Backyard Orchardist" by Stella Otto

    "Most Asian Pears require cross pollination. Either another
    Asian pear or a domestic variety is suitable as a pollen
    source as long as their bloom periods coincide"

    That you know already

    However, she does NOT say that Asians will pollinate
    domestic pears, but one would think that pollination would
    happen both ways. I grow only domestic pears (Lucious,
    Clapps Favorite and Cabot) so I don't have any advice
    other than to give it a try.

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