2024 - Main tree vigorous and almost as tall as I'll let it - took off some branches. Full of blossoms! Beautiful. Buds opening 5/13, light freeze 5/14 (ice in birdbath). Other pears (limited bloom) open or opening 5/14-17 so good overlap. Set a moderate crop, thinned some. 9/18 found several on ground, 1 bird pecked. Fruit firm but sweet, green color. Some on tree a bit lighter green south side - seeds still white. Nice looking. More dropping so 9/24 picked rest (6), ~3oz medium size, quite green (didn't see any color change). 9/27 at one picked 9/18 - could have eaten earlier but nice sweet flavor, juicy, skin fairly firm, grit around core. 10/1 ate other - very tender, sweet, juicy. 10/8 - still pleasing sweet, taste & texture, not a lot to eat after peeling and coring (quite a bit of grit), but still nice - direct from 50 root cellar (no time in kitchen). Last one 10/13 - as previous though rather more overripe.

So, for this year, it appears to pick after dropping starts and seeds browning. Don't need to ripen in kitchen. Maybe 2 week keeper in warm cellar. Nice but with so many apples we didn't go much for the pears.

Rootgraft Seedling growing fine and vigorous. May graft over to Nova or L'Anse next year. Don't think I need two Pattens.

Chokepear graft growing moderately, still alive.

2020 - #1 - grew well, vigorous, healthy. No FB strikes in spite of massive FB in chokepear & Stacey. Lost all grafts except L'Anse in chokepear including Patten #3 (see 2022).     #2 Root-graft '19 healthy, good growth.

2019 - scion from Bob Purvis. (#1) usser2 rootstock that died down last summer and regrew. Grafted 5/28 @~12". Healthy, grew to 36" + 2 vigorous sides. Will cut off low side shoots next year for more grafts.

(#2) low bench-graft to seedling chokepear (from nursery), small root hairs on stout short root, buried graft, se corner.  2 buds, small growth, healthy.

(#3) chokepear '17 graft OK.

2018 - Main graft and usseriensis rootstock died down overwinter. Very disappointing! RS regrew from base, healthy branched 4 ft. May get another scion and re-graft next year. Do want a Patten on own tree. Graft on chokepear had 3" growth, not enough to cut for scion.

2017 - One graft on ussuriensis rootstock, central east area. Good growth, healthy, strong, 2 shoots 24" each. Total height 4 1/2 ft . Second graft on chokepear west branch. Light growth but healthy, 3" shoot.

Online Notes: Tree is extremely adaptable. Long willowy very flexible branches won’t break even under the weight of its heavy crops. Extremely hardy and highly recommended for coldest districts. A good pollinator for other varieties. Scab resistant. Z3. ... Should be picked about one week before ripening and then allow to ripen. ... Susc to FB. (ziggro-MT) I harvested near the end of September, and let it finish inside for I think about 2 weeks. .Very good eating...I was worried that they wouldn't do well, since we are in a short-summer area. But I just picked them late in Sept., before a hard freeze hit, and they ripened up just fine inside. ... One of the latest-ripening pears. Extremely hardy. Ripens mid Oct. (UMinn) poor z3, very good z4.