These are the fruit trees I currently have in my backyard
1. Combination Pear Tree
(Shinseiki Asian Pear /. Swarf Comice Par / Chojuro Asian Pear / 20th Century Asian Pear
This year I will graft the
Old World Pyrus Pear onto this tree. It was grafted March 23rd 2017
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20th Century Pear |
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Shinseki Asian Pear |
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Comice Pear |
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Pyrus Pear, good for cooking only. Disease resistant. |
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Chojuro Asian Pear (Sojuro Pear)
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2. Single Pear Tree, contains only one kind of Pear, the simple Barlett Pear. I will graft the 15th Century French Sarteau Pear on March 23rd 2017.
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Poire Sarteau / Sarteau French Pear |
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Barlette |
3. The back yard has one combination cherry tree including: Stella Cherry, Royal Anne Cherry, and Lapins Cherry. They combination cherry is next to two dwarf Van Cherry trees which require Lapin Cherry for pollination.
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Royal Ann Cherry |
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Stella Cherry |
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Van Cherry |
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Lapin Cherry |
4. Plum Tree: I currently have only one plum tree: Methley, but I plan on grafting other varieties onto it.
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Methley |
5. I have one Plum/Cherry cross tree, Nadia.
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Nadia (a rare cherry/plum hybrid) |
6. I have one Gala Apple Tree
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Gala apple |
7. I have one Red and Delicious Apple Tree
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Red and Delicious Apple |
Finally, today I rooted three pear scions: Pyrus, Sarteau and and unknown yellow French pear I suspect may be
Mespitas (a very old, ugly medieval fruit). I also planted 25 pear seedlings that have been in my fridge over the winter. A lot of work achieved today.