Re: [nafex] nafex Digest, Vol 159, Issue 4

." From the description, it reminds me of Goldrush apple, which is so
inedibly hard and sour in fall, even insects and squirrels won't eat it."

This is extremely subjective, even on the basis of squirrel opinion. I
have found squirrels more than happy to eat it once it becomes fairly tree
ripe- they do generally prefer low acid fruit, but humans vary in this
regard. I and many folks I know love Goldrush right off the tree. I
actually prefer their sharp taste than to the more basic flavor of a stored
one.

Insects tend not to bother any hard apple as much as softer ones- in
unsprayed nursery trees I will get some decent Fujis as well as Goldrush.

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> From: Melissa Kacalanos <mijwiz@yahoo.com>
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> Cool, I sent an email indicating my interest. From the description, it
> reminds me of Goldrush apple, which is so inedibly hard and sour in fall,
> even insects and squirrels won't eat it. After mellowing in storage for
> months, it's finally delicious in spring, with a good sweet/tart balance
> and lots of aromatic flavor. Am I right in thinking this pear is similar?
>
> If the tree is so vigorous, it must require a lot of pruning. I'd be
> concerned that a dwarfing rootstock might not be sufficient to anchor it
> properly if it's allowed to grow too big. I've requested mine on standard
> rootstock. I don't mind a big tree. Although I can imagine others would
> want it on the most dwarfing rootstock possible, to try to keep its vigor
> in bounds.
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> I'd be curious to plant seeds from this tree. To me, pears tend to err on
> the side of blandness. I'd like to taste a pear with a classic dessert pear
> texture but a bit more oomph in taste. If this pear has been pollinated by
> more classic dessert pears, the seedlings may be interesting.
>
> I passed your post along to the NAFEX Facebook group. I wanted to also put
> it in the Gardenweb Fruit and Orchards forum, but it was too long. You
> could edit it down and post it there.
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> Melissa
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> Roanoke (Va.) Times (blog)
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> Jujube is a Chinese native that just happens to grow really well here in
> the US, and especially in southwest VA. Gardening.org states that the tree
> is ...
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