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Blakes Pride
Suggested pollinators are D'Anjou or Bartlet Pear. Blake's Pride is moderate in size, averaging almost 3 inches in diameter, with a short, upright stem on the fruit. It harvests about three weeks after Bartlett and it stores very well. The Blake's Pride Pear tree fruit has a sweet, rich taste and aroma, and is lovely to look at as its skin is mostly golden and light-yellow. Blake's Pride Pear is a new pear variety that offers great taste and fireblight resistance. Yield is moderate to high, with the first crop three to four years after planting. The tree for Blake's Pride is moderate in vigor and upright-spreading. ... more info
Castleton The Castleton prune fruit is of medium size that rarely split. The prunes are early and are a high quality blue plum, ripening a month before Empress. Dual purpose -- a fine early dessert plum, but also an excellent processing variety. It is one of the best eating prune available. This prune tree is very productive and is relatively small. Castleton prunes are freestone; pit does not shatter or split. |
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