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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: Boonoff on August 31, 2011, 08:41:01 pm

Title: Droopy pear tree.
Post by: Boonoff on August 31, 2011, 08:41:01 pm

Hi guys can you help with this 1? Iv just bought a house with a couple of mature apple trees a mature damson tree and a pear tree. The trunk of the pear tree is probably 4" thick and it's about 10' tall but with all the fruit many of the branches are really hanging down low. Is it ok to strip the tree of all the pears to try and promote growth and strength or is that the wrong thing to do?  :-\

Title: Re: Droopy pear tree.
Post by: Boonoff on August 31, 2011, 08:43:07 pm

Also with it being so tall does it need pruning or cutting back and at what time of year if so? Cheers

Title: Re: Droopy pear tree.
Post by: little blue on September 01, 2011, 10:53:02 pm

I think you could safely strip the branches - I've had to this year as the lower branches were splitting off (Its only a young tree)
The fruit was quite unripe, even cooked it was hard .... so I was thrilled to have my first proper pear today!!

It should be pruned every winter, to give you good fruit in the Spring

Title: Re: Droopy pear tree.
Post by: little blue on September 01, 2011, 10:53:26 pm

this might help:
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=90 (http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=90)

Title: Re: Droopy pear tree.
Post by: Boonoff on September 02, 2011, 12:28:28 am

Thanks for that little blue  :)