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Cider apples are a hot commodity these days. But what about perry pears? In this episode, Barry Masterson, of Kertel Reiter Cider talks about perry and tells us how to make it and what pear varieties to use. Barry, who is from Ireland, lives with his German born wife, Ines, in the village of Schefflenz in North Baden, Germany.

Show Notes

Cider apples are a hot commodity these days. But what about perry pears? In this episode,  Barry Masterson, of Kertel Reiter Cider talks about  perry and tells us how to make it and what pear varieties to use.  Barry, who is from Ireland, lives with his German born wife, Ines, in the village of Schefflenz in North Baden, Germany.  The prize for this week's contest a copy of the book Grow Your Own Mini Fruit Garden: Planting and Tending Small Fruit Trees and Berries in Gardens and Containers by Christy Wilhelmi.

The host of The Urban Forestry Radio Show and Podcast is Susan Poizner of the fruit tree care education website www.orchardpeople.com.  Tune into The Urban Forestry Radio Show LIVE by going to RealityRadio101.com on the last Tuesday of every month at 1.00 pm Eastern Time.
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What is Orchard People?

Learn how to grow and care for fruit trees with fruit tree care educator Susan Poizner of OrchardPeople.com. Discover how to create permaculture plantings, food forests, and forest gardens in both urban and rural settings. Meet experts on all aspects of comprehensive fruit tree care, including pruning, pest and disease prevention, fruit tree grafting and budding, and soil management.

Show host Susan Poizner, creator of the fruit tree education website OrchardPeople.com, is an award-winning author of three fruit tree care books and an ISA Certified Arborist. This podcast is the winner of the 2021 GardenComm Silver Award of Achievement for Broadcast Media: Radio Program Overall. Learn more and access archived episodes at https://podcast.orchardpeople.com/.

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