The winter of 2025 brought growth along with some renewed hope and enthusiasm. The larger of the trees I received had grown to over 5 feet tall and was developing some decent scaffolding. So we decorated it for Christmas.

No, it’s not in a strawberry pot. That’s just an unfortunate camera angle.
Note the three smaller Koonce Pear trees in the fenced area in the background.
One had reached nearly 4′ in height but the two others continue to struggle.
