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Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Pears
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Join the club; squirrels devastate peach crops, too.
Our best deterrents are here https://www.almanac.com/pest/squirrels Read the comments at the bottom of the page, too. You might glean a solution there.
We bought 2 pear trees about 6 -7 years ago. Sorry to admit can't find their original tags. One never blossoms and the other smaller one has had great blossoms this year. I have pruned them well and add fertilizer early spring. The smaller one now has a wonderful amount of pears this year which I have culled back as suggested. 3 years ago the smaller started showing fruit but would fall off. Last year it had only 70 small fruit. The rest fell off. But this year the tree is looking good and strong. Pears are now about the size of an xtra large egg. Heavy branches. Questions: Should I expect this tree to be productive going forward and what is wrong with my bigger tree? They are about 15 feet apart.
We predict a lot of things (weather, sunrise, best days, etc.) but pear harvest is beyond our ken. Your best bet is to consult the nursery from whom you purchased the trees (or another, if it’s not available). You could also inquire of your local cooperative extension; you can find it here https://www.almanac.com/content/cooperative-extension-services
My Comice pear tree is 5 years old, it has been blossoming for the past 3 years but it never hold the pears, they keep falling off. The Seckel tree which is approximately 10 feet away produces very well. Please help. Thanks
So much information and I'm off to buy 2 pear trees.
Our pear tree has many small pears starting to form. There are not bugs or problems with the tree. Do we need to spray it anyway and prun the tree? The tree is about one year. Need help, first time for us with pears
In early spring, before bud break, you can spray. Never spray after bud break and during bloom. (You can spray three times a year: Thanksgiving, New Year, around Valentine’s Day before bud break.) There are two types of dormant oils: Organic dormant oil for soft-bodied insects and a Fungicide if you wish. Spray at night or on cold days without wind before bees are out flying around. Talk to your local garden center or county cooperative extension about what’s approved in your local area.
Our pear tree has many small pears starting to form. There are not bugs or problems with the tree. Do we need to spray it anyway and with what? Need help, first time for us with pears. thank you
I now realize I have a Conference pear tree and a Pyrus Clapps Favourite pear tree. Cannot find any information on how and when it's best to harvest the fruit. The Clapps Favourite is laden down with fruit .
Advice asap would be much appreciated
Hi,
I have 2 pear trees in my backyard. We bought them from a local nursery when they were about 5, 6 feet. It's been at least about 10 years since planted. This year we saw a thick root protruding from the grass with a smaller pear tree growing from this root?! I cut down this small tree -thought it comes from a seed of a pear fruit itself, but then found out is came from this root? Worse yet, the entire area between the 2 tree that had new sods 2 years ago, now with dead grass, and the soil is dry and compacted.
Are the pear trees to blame for the dead grass, they were new sod laid professionally with 4" of new soil just 2 years ago, was OK last year, now the grass are completely dead!
What can I do, kill the tree, replace with others with deep roots?
Thanks!