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Pear
Old Home 

 

 

 

 
SummaryAn American pear variety with natural fireblight resistance, often used as a pear rootstock for this reason.




Identification

Old Home




Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit sizeMedium




Fruit shape




Using

Old Home




Flavor




Flavour style




Ripening period




Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Old Home




Picking




Cropping




Vigour




PollinationFlowering group 3
Gardening skill




Problems

Other

Old Home




Country of originUnited States




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