September 2012 Issue

Good to Know: A gem of a pear

It can be eaten at harvest, like an Asian pear, but then ripens and softens after harvest.

US 71655-014 has been tested in Hood River, Oregon, for ten years, and is expected to be released soon. A new fireblight-resistant, European pear selection bred by Dr. Richard Bell at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Appalachian Fruit Research Station in Kearneysville, West Virginia, is expected to be released soon. The selection, known as US 71655-014, has been extensively tested at Oregon State University’s Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Hood River over the past ten years and may be of interest to pear growers looking for new varieties to plant. The USDA has filed an application for a […]

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