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KathyJo Fayette, MO(Zone 6a) Sep 26, 2005

My cousins have a couple of pear trees that are full of fruit this year.. The trees seem to have come up from seeds many many years ago in a fence row. They seem to be an heirloom variety perhaps. The pears are about the size of a large walnut so very small for a pear. I have done a few searches trying to find what kind of pear this is.. Seems to be and endless variety of pears.
Any ideas?

I would like to try to start some from seeds.

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Sep 26, 2005

If they are wild seedlings, you shold have no problem with starting others from seeds. There a number of types of wild to semi-wild pears scattered over the country, ranging from small round sugar pears, to course pear shaped pears that will set your teeth on edge. They are not named varieties.

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KathyJo Fayette, MO(Zone 6a) Sep 26, 2005

Thanks.

My first thought was a Bradford Pear... But since bradfords are short lived and these don't seem to have that problem I sort of ruled that out.

These have a wonderful flavor. I like the name sugar pears.

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Kathleen Panama, NY(Zone 5a) Sep 26, 2005

If they are small, they could also be a Seckle pear. when I was a kid, we called them pickle pears, because that was what my grandmother did with the few we let actually ripen. They are sweet even very green - speaking from experience!

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Breezymeadow Culpeper, VA(Zone 7a) Sep 27, 2005

No, can't be Bradfords. They produce a small round hard tan fruit that looks nothing like a pear & is inedible except for some wildlife interest.

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KathyJo Fayette, MO(Zone 6a) Sep 28, 2005

Glad to hear they can't be Bradfords. The cousins brought me one to taste and I haven't actually seen the trees yet. They have a wonderful flavor and very sweet although a very small fruit.!

Just having the names of sugar pear and seckle (seckel) pear have given me enough information to do some great websearches.

This is one site I found.

http://explorer.monticello.org/text/index.php?id=172&type=13

Also... my goodness some of the recipes.. ! Thanks for the great input!

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