Posts Tagged ‘pear’
Orchard Report
By Tami Schlies If you’ve been to the membership forums, you’ll find a section where people are posting the results of the past winter. Very interesting to see what survived and what didn’t in various parts of the state. Like many people, I had terrible dieback on my Evans cherries. They are about eight years…
Read MoreNotes from Dan Elliot
I re-read the excellent Ecological Fruit Production in the North this summer. Since it is out of print, I will pass on some information of interest. Pears need high phosphorus longer than apples (10-12 years) and only half as much nitrogen. For established apple trees apply 25-50 kg (55-110 lbs) of compost per tree in…
Read MoreMember Fruit Updates
Alice Brewer finally got some beautiful little pears off her pear tree Bob Purvis gave her years ago. Neither Alice Brewer nor Lawrence Clark had apricots produce this year. Dan Elliot says his best apple this year for flavor was Simonette 1847.
Read MoreNew Fruit Variety Trials
By Tami Schlies Our visit from Bernie Nikolai this summer was very enlightening on a lot of fronts. He is from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, which has weather most like our state, though a bit colder winters and hotter summers than Anchorage. Their average frost dates are around may 24th and September 15th. They only get…
Read MoreRecipes — October 2002
Bartlett Cream Pie 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup instant tapioca 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 4 to 5 cups ripe Bartlett pears, peeled, cored, & sliced 1 cup heavy cream Cornmeal Pastry Dough 3/4 cup flour 1/4 cup cornmeal 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup butter, chilled and cut into…
Read MoreOrchard Report – Peters Creek – 2002
Orchard Reports by Tami Schlies We got to see the wonderful acreage of Larry and Judy Wilmarth out in South Anchorage in July, and she gave us some notes I thought I would include in this issue. They have a huge greenhouse where they keep some of their potted fruit plants in the winter. They…
Read MoreOrchard Report – Edmonton – 2001
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada by THEAN PHEH November 28, 2001 I live in Edmonton which has a microclimate in Zone 3. I also have contacts with other growers in Zone3 and 2 in Central Alberta. The first killing frost of 2000 arrived late, giving the plants about two extra weeks to prepare for the…
Read MoreBook Reviews January 2001
Reviews continued: by DAN ELLIOT Happy New Year From the New President! At the December meeting I passed around three books related to training and pruning I borrowed from the NAFEX library. Debbie Hinchey suggested I write short reviews on them for the members not present. The video mentioned last here was shown at…
Read MoreWhy Fruit Trees Fail to Bear
reprinted with permission from WSUCE publication Your fruit tree normally will begin to bear fruit soon after it has become old enough to blossom freely. Nevertheless, the health of your tree, its environment, fruiting habits, and the cultural practices you use can influence its ability to produce fruit. Adequate pollination is also essential to fruit…
Read MoreSPRING ORCHARD REPORT FROM CLAIR LAMMERS
Last May (or early June?), Clair Lammers sent a listing of nearly 400 varieties being tested in his favorable location on the road to Chena Hot Springs just outside Fairbanks. The coldest temperature last winter was -30°F, on Nov. 19 and again on Feb. 14. Snow cover was 18-20 inches. I count 41 pear varieties,…
Read MoreBIG NEWS READ ALL ABOUT IT!
By Erik Simpson Larry and Laura have successfully grown, the first known edible pear in Alaska—and it happened this year!!! This is apparently a Patten pear tree which produced pears this past year in their yard in Anchorage, near Arctic Boulevard and International Airport Road. The tree is planted in a location with…
Read MoreGIFFARD-A PEAR FOR ALASKA
By Bob Purvis Finding pear varieties suitable for Alaska has proven far more difficult than finding suitable apple varieties. My perusal of U. P. Hedrick’s The Pears of New York in 1987 turned up only a few candidates, among them Beurre’ Giffard, or simply “Giffard”. This article was inspired by seeing the delighted reaction…
Read MoreGiffard -A Pear for Alaska
By Bob Purvis Finding pear varieties suitable for Alaska has proven far more difficult than finding suitable apple varieties. My perusal of U. P. Hedrick’s The Pears of New York in 1987 turned up only a few candidates, among them Beurre’ Giffard, or simply “Giffard”. This article was inspired by seeing the delighted reaction of …
Read MoreFruit Performance Summary for Anchorage and Hope
By Bob Purvis From 24 to 29 April 1991 i was privileged to spend time with members of the Alaska Chapter of NAFEX. For the benefit and encouragement of those I did not see, I would like to report on progress made by some of our members with various fruit cultivars. Apples. For…
Read MoreASIAN PEARS
Below is a description of some Asian pear varieties that could be worth trying to graft onto Pyrus ussuriensis. Northwoods Nursery lists the ‘Ya-li’ as not ripening until mid October, but perhaps some of the others ripen sooner. I have not seen any of the other varieties listed in any catalogs. —Leslie Toombs “From…
Read MoreSOME PEAR POSSIBILITIES
Two Eastern European pears, distributed by the US DA Germplasm Repository in Corvallis, OR are now available for American orchards. ‘Ubileen’ from Bulgaria, is a very early ‘Bartlett’ -type that bears fruit with a red blush. From Belgrade, Yugoslavia comes ‘Shipova’, a cross between mountain ash and pear. Its mountain ash parentage seems to give…
Read MoreHARDY PEARS – COMMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS
By Bob Purvis While visiting the Saanichton Plant Quarantine Station on Vancouver Island, B.C., September 10, 1990, I tasted some of the hardy pear varieties recommended in times past to members of the Alaska NAFEX. Because Whitney’s 0 & N has been propagating these for Alaska NAFEX members, I was anxious to see what…
Read MoreSURVIVAL OF FRUIT TREES IN DELTA JUNCTION 1988-89
Below is a summary of the survival of our fruit trees after the winter of 1988-89. We experienced about a week of temperatures in the -60 F range with a low of -68 F. They were protected by 18 inches of sawdust in a 12 inch diameter metal cannister and a snow cover of about…
Read MoreNews from Fairbanks, 1988
I picked a single fruit off my “Yellow Transparent” apple tree this summer. It was slightly unripe on September 9th. The apple was smaller than the “Hyer 12” at the Experimental Farm. I have been doing a lot of research this summer into possible rootstocks for the Fairbanks area. The Peking cotoneaster and the American…
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