Harovin Sundown (tested as HW614) originated from a cross of Bartlett and an unnamed U.S. selection made in 1972. The pear, which is larger than Bartlett, was named and released in 2008. North America’s two public pear-breeding programs are not very far apart physically—less than 400 miles—but there’s an international border between them that has larger effects than the miles or kilometers would indicate. “It makes it hard to exchange germplasm, that’s one effect,” said David Hunter. But it doesn’t much impede the sharing of ideas. “When Richard and I get together, it’s an international meeting of the North American […]