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Thornley pear - who is growing it, and when does it ripen for you?

jafar

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August 23, 2025 - 1:20 pm

I've got my best crop so far on my small Thornley tree. I found one on the ground so I brought it in and put in the fridge. I'll take it out after a few days and see if it softens. I did a tilt test on others and they stayed put so I left them.

My gut tells me September sometime.

jafar

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August 23, 2025 - 10:31 pm

Well, this is embarrassing. It is Taylor's Gold that had dropped, and I found a few more on the ground, plus got another from a semi aggressive tilt test. And this is the first time its fruited for me so I don't have a precident.

It's a sport of Comice so perhaps timing may be similar. My place is a little behind Vancouver and Portland being a little elevated and unpaved.

OSU extension says September for both Taylor's gold and Comice apparently.

https://extension.oregonstate......ples-pears

John S

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August 24, 2025 - 8:19 am

I do find it's nice to have different varieties of pears to spread out the harvest. I'd rather have two pears a day for 2 months that 200 in a week.

John S
PDX OR

jafar

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August 24, 2025 - 3:21 pm

I think I agree, especially the ones that ripen on the tree.

But a coworker gave us 100s of pounds of Bosc one year and they made exceptional dried fruit. In that case having a bunch ripe at once was the way to go.

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