Mary wonder where to find sand pear trees like the ones she enjoyed as a tiddler :
“ I am in Central Florida ( Orlando / Ocoee area ) and I presently have Apple , Pear , Mango , Avocado , Lemon , Lime , Tangelo , Red Grapefruit , Starfruit , Blueberries , Grapes ( muscadine and seedless ) , Raspberries , Blackberries , Strawberry , Pineapples , Miracle Fruit , Red and White Mulberries , Fig , Banana , Apricot , Loquat , Florida Peach , Surinam Cherry , Barbados Cherry , Red Navel Orange , Passion Fruit . I ’ve had Jackfruit and Goji berry , but I ’m afraid they did n’t make it last drouth that I did n’t indulge them . Most of mine are in containers . I require to get a honorable guts Pear like my puerility neighbour had . They were really crisp and crunchy and made the best pear pies and cakes . I ca n’t seem to find it locally and I do n’t eff what else to take care for . The neighbour squall it a Sand Pear or Sandpaper pear . The skin was rough , with a light-green / dark-brown base color with brown spots . Any mind what else it might be called or where I can get a few of these ? Any assistant would be greatly appreciated . Thanks . ”
Hey … that ’s a GREAT pick of fruits , Mary !
Now let ’s hunt down some pear for you .
Sand Pear Tree Varieties
Pineapple , Hood , Baldwin , Flordahome and Orient are common pears . In my opinion , Pineapple is the best sand pear of the circle .
There is a verygood report here on sand pears in Florida .
footling seems to have changed over the decade .
I planted a image of low - pall Florida pear potpourri in my North Florida food timber , including Hood , Baldwin , Orient , Flordahome , Pineapple and Kieffer . All were doing well when I sold the holding . I was also trying to figure out where to pack in a Le Conte but never get around to it .
In addition to these named multifariousness , you could also sometimes ascertain fledged , productive pear trees growing on honest-to-god farm and homesteads .
I once got some scion wood in the spring from a august old pear tree , then ingraft it onto one of my named types .
I also grafted pears onto hawthorns .
Pears are really easy to transplant , so if you ever come across old guts pear tree growing somewhere – venerate not – you could take pieces home with you and add those varieties to your own plantation . Most people are happy to share a ramification and will be enamor with your desire to graft their Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree onto one of yours . It sounds like mad scientific discipline stuff , butgrafting is easy .
Good rootage for sand pear trees in the northern part of the state admit Chestnut Hill Tree Farm near Gainesville , Blue Star Nursery in Hawthorne , and Just Fruits and Exotics , locate south of Tallahassee in Crawfordville .
Finally , I did a full post not too long ago on pear variety for the southward – discipline that out here .
And for more ideas on what to plant in a Florida plantation , tick out this post .
