Trees from a distance

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Very interesting, BB.

There's a famous old pear tree out west in Salem, Oregon called the
Hager Grove Pear tree planted in 1850 and still going strong.
They just say it's Pyrus communis but I wonder if it could be related?
Especially if many 'slips' had been taken over the years from the Endicott tree as the article says.
Cuttings and plant materials were 'floating' all over the place back in those 'early years' of this country.


Tom is up.

I did have pear tree in the back of my mind, however, he's the one who actually
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Wait a minute ... maybe he read my mind!!
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-Diane
 
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Very interesting, BB.

There's a famous old pear tree out west in Salem, Oregon called the
Hager Grove Pear tree planted in 1850 and still going strong.
They just say it's Pyrus communis but I wonder if it could be related?
Especially if many 'slips' had been taken over the years from the Endicott tree as the article says.
Cuttings and plant materials were 'floating' all over the place back in those 'early years' of this country.


Tom is up.

I did have pear tree in the back of my mind, however, he's the one who actually
type.gif



Wait a minute ... maybe he read my mind!!
grin.gif




-Diane

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You never know.

Heres a cool site

http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=11372
 
Thanks for the site link, BB.
Quite a lot of information ... answers to every question ever asked.
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There's even a pear variety from China that's been in cultivation for 3,000 yrs!

-Diane
 
So, you guys just broke down my first guess. How original. ;-)

Luckily, Earl is headed a bit more away at this point. I am not in the 'bring on the storm damage' camp.

-Tom
 
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