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sagehen

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I've just bought a pear tree!
« on: January 24, 2010, 03:05:17 pm »
Wheeee! I'm so excited! I've just bought myself a comice pear tree  ;D Now I just need to buy another one so I can pollinate it (it's not self-fertile  :-\) I just can't believe how excited I am. Sorry just had to share!


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doganjo

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2010, 03:09:30 pm »
No partridge? ;D ;D ;D ;D
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

sagehen

  • Joined Jun 2009
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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2010, 03:17:33 pm »
LOL! I knew someone was bound to come up with some partridge joke the minute I hit post  :P

little blue

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2010, 05:42:36 pm »
good to know its not just me who gets excited by new plants....
Little Blue

doganjo

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2010, 05:46:55 pm »
Sorry, couldn't help it!  If I liked pears I'd be excited about it too.  Hope you get lots of lovely pumices - oops sorry again, comices ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

sagehen

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2010, 06:08:44 pm »
Uhh I actually don't like eating pears, but that doesn't stop me from getting excited that we haven't got to buy fruit! Besides my husband and son both love pears so that's one good reason ;D  I'm eyeing a self-fertile cherry tree now - watch me get REALLY excited about that when I get it cos I love cherries!

Sagehen  :love:

doganjo

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2010, 06:12:00 pm »
Ooh, yummy, now you're talking!  Mind you pears fresh from the tree might be a whole lot different a ball game than the hard things you get in the shops  ;D
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

Rosemary

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2010, 08:23:39 pm »
We;ve got two cherry trees and never had a cherry from them - we've never managed to beat the birds.

sagehen

  • Joined Jun 2009
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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2010, 09:22:40 pm »
noooooooo you've just crushed my dreams *sob* What if I put a net over it, would that stop the birds from devouring the lot? We've got damsons and plums but the only bird that scoffs them is the woodpigeon!


northfifeduckling

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2010, 11:23:59 am »
What a good choice! We've only got one Comice tree but must have a pollinator in the neighbourhood. Ours is only 3 years old and last year I nurtured 4 pears on it until we had the loveliest chocolate pears EVER! Rosemary, we have now 3 cherry trees and I had 5 cherries from them so far, the birds are just too fast for me on them. I refuse to give up hope as I do have so many childhood memories with my gran's cherries in them  :)  :&>

sagehen

  • Joined Jun 2009
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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #10 on: January 26, 2010, 09:07:14 pm »
Aw thanks! I didn't really know what choices I had, and I just went by the description of juicy pears. Good to know someone else has got it and rates it. But 3 cherry trees and five cherries altogether doesn't sound worth the money to pay out for cherry trees  :-\

northfifeduckling

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2010, 08:53:08 am »
no, I won't buy any more cherries ...I'll make a bigger effort netting them though this year. the only other fruit tree I would consider planting now is a Damson (and maybe a red devil apple). will see if all last year's new rees have survived - a vacant spot will be filled!  :&>

sagehen

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2010, 12:18:05 pm »
I've planted out my pear tree (err a fortnight ago?) and apparently temperatures are going to plummet again  :(  Will it affect my tree, do you think? Should I cover it in fleece or something?

Elissian

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #13 on: April 29, 2010, 09:58:39 pm »
I understand your excitment, we planted a number of cider apples, damsons, plums, gages and 2 comice trees last year. I've been smiling to myself at the blossom on each tree and wondered if the bees have done their job in pollonating them. If i get 1 pear on each tree i will be thrilled. Dobbies had a lucky dip end of season offer last week so we sent off for 3 trees. We got a sweet cherry, a fig and a damson. I am also a sucker for climbers so every tree i plant gets a clematis or a climbing rose planted next to it, some of the roses outgrow the trees for a while so i prune them back to keep them in check, i figure we might not get to see flowers yet but they're developing good roots. It's actually a joke in our house that each climber needs a companion climber. Hope you enjoy your pears, Helen

northfifeduckling

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Re: I've just bought a pear tree!
« Reply #14 on: April 29, 2010, 10:57:54 pm »
I almost caught myself counting the blossom on the  damson and the cherries! I'll be delighted if I have a handful of each  :&>

 

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