Ban bamboo.

[ATH]

If my memory serves me correctly, (And I'm getting to the age where it can play nasty tricks on me), the Callery Pear and its other brethren were developed in Ohio nurseries. I find that somewhat ironic.

Entirely plausible. Obviously Cleveland Select was from Cleveland. It was supposed to offer better structure than Bradford. Which it is, but that's kinda like saying dog pile B smells not as bad as dog pile A.

That also started the problem...each variety is not self fertile. When they were all Bradford they were advertised as fruitless - that was one of the desirable features. Once new cultivars were introduced they started propagating with each other.

 

[Matias]

Entirely plausible. Obviously Cleveland Select was from Cleveland. It was supposed to offer better structure than Bradford. Which it is, but that's kinda like saying dog pile B smells not as bad as dog pile A.

That also started the problem...each variety is not self fertile. When they were all Bradford they were advertised as fruitless - that was one of the desirable features. Once new cultivars were introduced they started propagating with each other.

First I laughed at your poop joke, and then I laughed at the incredible irony in the origin story of the plague of jizz pears. 5 stars.