Greetings: Being that this is the first and only pear my young tree (5th leaf) has produced, is it ready to pick? The reddish tone has faded quite a bit in the last couple of weeks or so, I take it that is an indicator of picking time. I can't really tell if the lenticels have changed much because I didn't start looking for comparitive purposes until a few days ago, can't say they are whitish. The top doesn't yield to pressure yet, it's quite firm.

Realizing that pears take several years to begin bearing, if the bosc and moonglow don't get their currently 5th leaf butts in gear next year it may be their last. I used a neighbor's asian pear branch as a pollenizer this year, worked well, one of 3 flowers froduced a fruit.

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Michael