My neighbor planted 1 pear tree in his yard in the 60's. It produces a big crop every other year. No other pear tree to cross pollinate with. The best tasting pears, ever.
@@jamiestendahl5592 no, not every type of fruit tree, it’s true for pears but not for many others. Apricots for example are self pollinating, same with many cherry, nectarine and plum varieties.
I just watched a video of yours of dos and donts of growing fruit trees where you literally say. "Do not backfill with compost" but in this one you say do backfill with compost.
I'm not allergic to apples but they give me bad stomach aches and acid reflux but I love Asian pears! Love to dehydrate them too. I started 3 from seed and are now just over a month old. You need a pair of pear trees lol
They grow perfectly well in northern areas like here in Quebec and we have -30C to -35C temperatures in winter. But if you have harsh winter put something to protect the trunk against the sun in winter.
I just bought some of those and already having regrets cause I live in zone 8 where it's hot and humid and we face all the fungal anything could face and just read they can have many issues. I'm trying to not every spray them I want everything organic and now wonder how I will keep them fungal /disease Free in such hot and humid weather! We also battle clay soil here which they don't like I just read! I know they like sun but wonder sometimes if they'd be better here among some trees that give alittle shade part of the day
Thank you, Luke!! We rent, but we are allowed leeway with the yard. There's a single (neglected) old anjou pear tree in the yard that produces vigorously, the branches get laden with fruits, but they're hard and bitter. I'll take this input and put it to work in the coming season, in hope of bringing this one back to a more productive form. Someone else in the area must have a pear tree also, though, as this one here is the only one on the property, but like I say, the branches are loaded with fruits. We're in a 5a zone, if that makes any difference.
When I purchased my pear trees, the chart shows that Bosc is a pollinator for Bartlette. But on further research, it seems that the Bosc flowers and produces fruit several months later. Is this correct? Will these pollinate each other or not? Thanks for a very informative video!
People can be allergic to anything. I'm allergic to aloe! I also know someone who is allergic to water! All thanks to genetic variation, I suppose! :-)
I raise mason bees to pollinate my fruit trees. I planted a pear this spring and it already has fruit growing. Make your yard a habitat for native pollinators. Mason bees do 50x the pollination than honey bees and you won't have to worry about cross pollination.
We are so hoping our two pear tree make it. We plant tomorrow. Mason bees are part of our plan. We bought a bee house for solitary pollinators and hope they will find it. I have seen them in the area. We are also planting pink clover into our grass and some flowering bushes. Unfortunately, as we back onto green belt, we have to put stakes and netting around our smaller trees so they are not eaten by deer. We burlap in the winter as we live in Ottawa and it can drop to below minus 40 Celsius on occasion.
Did the same this year, but we had an extended period of 45F and the blooms came and went before it went to > 50F when the bees came out. next year... a new pear tree so that there will be a companion for pollinating.
I have a Bartlett that was here when I moved here 18 years ago. It's gotten fruit every year but one, whe had too much rain that year when it was blooming. Only one tree and a plum tree about 100 yards away. I think it's been here since the 1950's.
Great info...We have 800 plus chill hours, so the pears should be great when they get growing...Thanks. Am going to try doing the straw mulching method from now on, so this will be interesting.
i have two pear trees...one keiffer pear and the other bartlett pear. The problem im having is that my keiffer blooms alot earlier than my bartlett. could this affect the way they pollinate???? or do they still pollinate just because their 10 ft apart???
I'm confused. In your most recent video you stated never fill your hole with anything other than the original soil to promote good root growth. In this video you say to add compost. Which is it?
I Have 2 Bartlett Pear Trees They Both produce an abundance of fruit . They're about 8 years old , but before they ripen they get a brown or rust color on the skin !! I don't know what the problem is I've tried to get the Info on this. Do you have any Idea why this Happens? North of Boston .
Some pear trees are self pollinating like the Bartlett. However in northern California the winters are warm. Does a comice pear require chill hours? Does this effect the quality of the fruit?
So funny that I found you today. I'm allergic to apple peel (so apples) and I love pears. I bought a self pollinating pear tree yesterday. Thanks for sharing.
I appreciate the info! I just bought a Kieffer and a Bartlett! This is our first home and I wanted to start some young fruit trees to watch grow and enjoy as we spend time here :)
Thanks Luke 🙏 Do You Still Have Your Pear Tree I Am Getting Ready To Go Dig A 9 Ft Pear Tree Up Given To Me !!! ANY Advice To Help Me Transport It Safely And Transplanting To New Home
One reason to love Fresno California. Huge ag region and we can grow ALMOST everything. We get right around 900 chill hours so we can grow most fruit trees, have a super long growing season and most of the region has amazing native soil. Zone 9b....and we can grow pears here. :)
Do you have any idea why my pear sapling's leaves are shading to a brown color? they are still silky and alive but it just seems odd. The plant is about 2 months old, and it seems to be growing. It had recently sprouted a new leaf and that leaf is. also turning brown but is also not very green. Oddly, the leaf seems to be growing. The plant is underneath an artificial. light indoors in a room-temp environment and is in a plastic cup that isn't that deep. The dirt has some fertilizer in it, and i water it every 1 and a half days.
I have a 4-in1 pear tree we just purchased. Is there anything else that I should do? I plan to take the flowers off. I'm nervous about it, but I will follow your instructions. Then we'll add the amendments and prune when specified as well. The neighbor already has a pear tree in his yard, so I won't have to worry too much. Same with apples and peach trees in their yard. Thanks for all your wealth of information!
Hello.. my name is Alicia Ruiz .. great video. My father planted our Pear tree I want to say it’s about 60 years old believe it or not .. it’s a great tree.. I have a picture of the pear tree at my family’s house the tree is so tasty but I’ve noticed that there’s a lot of ants and bugs in the tree and it has brown spots on the leaves it was not like that before it’s been like that for the last 10 years and I also noticed There’s a tree growing inside the Peartree believe it or not it’s a Christmas tree I also have a picture of this what are your thoughts does anybody know about this it’s very unusual
This is helpful, but do you have a video for caring for fully grown pear trees for a newbie? How to prune big branches, when to pick, if you fertilize, how much to water in the summer months when the rain isn’t consistent?
when is best time to buy and plant pear trees? i live in the north panhandle of Fla. and already by end of April days are getting hot i planted couple of Blueberry bushes and already getting some leaf scorching despite planting in full afternoon early evening sun. I've been looking at the "Moonglow", and the "Honey Sweet" variety due to compatibility to my zone 8b .
Good information Luke! I planted 1 pear tree 7 years ago and it has never put on fruit until last year and this year. The fruit is very small and very few of them. I never knew that I needed to grow 2 of them. Thanks a million!!
Do you prune scaffolding branches 50%/1-2 feet, and try to promote lateral branches? Would u prune lateral branches each year by 50% too and allow another lateral branch to sprout from the year earlier lateral branch?
Someone near us must have a pear tree, because we have just one, but are overrun by pears every year!We also live in zone nine, in coastal Mississippi. The branches are literally so full that they have a broken on us before. Definitely more than we can eat I will be trying to can some this year
I just bought 4 pear trees, about 4 ft tall. This is the 2nd time I have tried. My apple trees and citrus grow great, no problem... but my pears continue to try and grow in the grafted area only. I have trimmed the "suckers" many times and I just cannot get any signs of growth on the upper branches. Those branches are are still very alive. Is there a trick to getting the tree to grow up top rather than below the graph.
LOL. 🙂I'm right below zone 8 (in the 7's) in North Carolina, which makes my pear and other fruit trees needing chill hours do well, but at the same time warm enough that I can load up on gardening. Actually, I recently built a hoophouse for lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit trees I bought this winter. Also, planning to buy some more exotic fruits most have never heard of here in the USA.
There are pears which are self pollinating. Yes another helps with better harvest but not necessary. Also there are plenty of varieties with low chill hours for the south. Kieffer pears for example.
Great video! Any tips on what to apply to overcome pear rust problems on a mature pear tree? Had this issue surge up twice now and am wondering if there is anything that I can apply early Spring to overcome this problem? Thank you for all these very informative videos!
I have two mature pear trees that produce well, but the pears tend to be malformed, dimply, and many are small. I have pruned the tree, but still the knotty pears persist. Could this be a boron deficiency? Should I spray after the fruits set? My pear flowers are about to open. Thanks for responding. Paul from SE Minnesota.
Need your help...how far a part can 2 pear trees be planted to cross pollinate, I have 1 pear tree 5 years and will buy another this week. Is Georgia a good weather for Pears.....
I live in Ohio and have a pear tree it's been here a while don't know how long since it was already in the yard when we bought the house...but sometimes it grows nice pears but most years the pears don't grow good at all they end up rotting out and never actually ripe why is that?? And yes there's only 1 I think I'm going to grow 2 more from seeds from a pear off the big tree
I have a comice pear tree and the fruit is mealy and uneatable. Is this because of the heavy clay soil or because it is cross pollinating with an apple tree.
love your videos. thx. quick question...in ny, can I grow a pear tree from a rooted cutting or does it need to be grafted to a rootstock? Same for apples and peaches,btw? do some fruit species require rootstock and others not?
I have a question: can you grow another pear tree from suckers? I have read that yes you can and I have also read that they won't produce fruit. Do you happen to know?
How big does tree get before pruning? I obtained a 1-foot long bare root sapling, planted a couple months ago. It's flourishing (here in central MI) but it's so tiny I can't imagine it should be pruned, hence the question. -- it's just one tree but it's a 5-variety Franken-tree.
Is it normal for a single pear tree to fruit? I have had one in my back yard since I moved in 4 years ago and every year since we’ve gotten around 100 pears from that tree. Are those pears good for eating?
Smokey B I was moving boxes of packed items in my bedroom. I found a plastic bag with a mango that had gone bad and it was so warm and the seed has sprouted into this gorgeous tree but I accidentally forgot it and it died it broke my heart because it was the biggest fattest tree that grew inside the degrading mango just like it would have on the ground no mold no stink just natural sprouting. It'll haunt me forever I've never got one to sprout since. I'll have to take a poor mango that won't turn out edible and leave it in a plastic bag and let it rot again
it helps a lot because I did not even open mine because it was inside of the mango sprouting in the deteriorating meat with lots of heat it just busted right through the pit itself and came out the side. I was not even thinking about cracking open the hard shell and looking at what was inside that's kind of embarrassing but I do live in a town just outside of Seattle Washington 3rd Generation so we're not big on growing mangoes it's cold. a short growing season but one of the biggest avocado trees I ever saw was by the University of Washington a very old 18 hundreds house left in the middle of the city in between two big buildings protected from the wind but direct sun on it and a huge compost from the restaurant across the street and an avocado has sprouted years ago and the tree actually got avocados on it from the heat from the compost pile. it was so exciting to see in Seattle unfortunately it's all long gone now including the restaurant which it been there since the sixties when the tree started. Seattle sucks for history and keeping things alive we build big ugly modern buildings over the top of everything that's beautiful thank you for all your help period I have a giant pile of mango pits from a big bag of mangoes that somebody gave to us that we're kind of going bad we picked out all the goodies and ketchup it so here goes wish me luck I'll get them going in the summer outside on the deck and then bring them in in the winter take care
I use a butter knife to get the seed out.. Also they like a warm place to sprout. I have a seed heating pad I got at Amazon. it keeps the temp at 90° . mine sprouted in 2 weeks. put in potting soil in 3 in peat pots. water with filtered water then put the pots in plastic shoe boxes. check everyday. some don't sprout. so don't worry.
Since I have a relatively small yard I decided to plant a pear and apple tree that are espaliers. Can you show how and when to prune these types of trees. Thanks.
Can you talk about trees that are growing back. I purchased a home with trees in the back and two look dead however at the base there are branches or something beginning to grow. Do I pull the tree or is the tree able to come back?
I have a single pear tree that looks like it nearly died and it's been coming back and producing lots of fruit but no other pears nearby... So I'm confused by you saying they need cross pollination to produce. Could you explain? I really want to care for it better. I'm studying up on it.
I live in Texas and planted a pear tree from seed about a year ago. Since then, I have learned (as you stated) that they need much colder weather than Texas has to offer. Is it possible to use my pear tree as root stock for an orange tree so I can give a go at something that will actually fruit well in Texas, or should I abandon the plant? I am aware that Texas is under a citrus quarantine, but as there are no citrus plants around me (that I am aware of) I doubt my citrus would catch or spread disease.
Nice guide - I just planted a Seckel and Moonglow last week. Situation - I am wanting to plant trees in front of a my house for privacy. I ordered 5 mimosa trees and planted them three weeks ago. The problem is that despite the steep slope of my hill, there is inadequate drainage and the soil is heavy with clay. All 5 saplings turned orange-yellow in color and I think it's due to too much water. Question: I plan to replace all the dying mimosa trees with a water loving tree. I would like to pick something that provides fruit or something useful but still can also serve as a privacy barrier to the road. I know you said peach trees love water, but this is basically a bog. Any ideas on what I should plant? Very appreciative of any answer you have for me - Thanks!
You can buy a tree with more cultivars grafted on it, or buy a regular pear tree and graft some other cultivars on it. They should bloom at approx. same time.
Im so happy my five pear seeds all germinated 😍
You totally answered why our pear tree was never a great producer at my childhood home, lol! Thanks Luke!
My neighbor planted 1 pear tree in his yard in the 60's. It produces a big crop every other year. No other pear tree to cross pollinate with. The best tasting pears, ever.
Fruit trees can be located a loooong distance away and still pollinate.
Could've been a self-fertile variety like Conference
Fruit trees has to have at least 2 trees even if a neighbor has a tree to produce
@@jamiestendahl5592 no, not every type of fruit tree, it’s true for pears but not for many others. Apricots for example are self pollinating, same with many cherry, nectarine and plum varieties.
My parents have one that self pollinates.
I just watched a video of yours of dos and donts of growing fruit trees where you literally say. "Do not backfill with compost" but in this one you say do backfill with compost.
I second that. And you were adamant about backfilling with the soil from the hole. NO compost.
You have to "Prune Top" it. I waited 10+ years... Until I decided to CHOP THE TOP OFF.....Here: th-cam.com/video/AUBnRP3yC_M/w-d-xo.html
A complete guide on how to grow pears in ten minutes. Awesome ! Thank you!
Dude, you're the best. Thank you for making these videos.
I'm not allergic to apples but they give me bad stomach aches and acid reflux but I love Asian pears!
Love to dehydrate them too.
I started 3 from seed and are now just over a month old.
You need a pair of pear trees lol
They grow perfectly well in northern areas like here in Quebec and we have -30C to -35C temperatures in winter.
But if you have harsh winter put something to protect the trunk against the sun in winter.
Thanks. I just ordered a Honey Crisp and a Keiffer to plant this spring.
2nd year for my bartletts, I'm having to remove some fruit to keep the limbs from breaking - amazing production!
I just purchased a Bartlett pear tree for my mother. I just can't wait.♡
I just bought some of those and already having regrets cause I live in zone 8 where it's hot and humid and we face all the fungal anything could face and just read they can have many issues. I'm trying to not every spray them I want everything organic and now wonder how I will keep them fungal /disease Free in such hot and humid weather! We also battle clay soil here which they don't like I just read! I know they like sun but wonder sometimes if they'd be better here among some trees that give alittle shade part of the day
Hey great video. How far apart can the two different varieties of pear trees be for cross pollination?
Thank you, Luke!! We rent, but we are allowed leeway with the yard. There's a single (neglected) old anjou pear tree in the yard that produces vigorously, the branches get laden with fruits, but they're hard and bitter. I'll take this input and put it to work in the coming season, in hope of bringing this one back to a more productive form. Someone else in the area must have a pear tree also, though, as this one here is the only one on the property, but like I say, the branches are loaded with fruits. We're in a 5a zone, if that makes any difference.
Thank you......just wondering how to fertilize a mature fruit tree that are 5 to 10 years old.
im planting an apple tree and a pear tree next to each other will that help with the poll?
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Hi there thanks for you videos,will a pear tree produce if the second is around the house?
Luke ole buddy. How are those same pear trees doing 5 years later?
I’ve got 1 pear tree and it produces just fine.
When I purchased my pear trees, the chart shows that Bosc is a pollinator for Bartlette. But on further research, it seems that the Bosc flowers and produces fruit several months later. Is this correct? Will these pollinate each other or not? Thanks for a very informative video!
I never even knew people could be allergic to apples. Learn something knew everyday lol
That was my first thought when he said it too! LOL So unique!
People can be allergic to anything. I'm allergic to aloe! I also know someone who is allergic to water! All thanks to genetic variation, I suppose! :-)
hes also allergic to carrots
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Apples make you let out stinky smelly farts.
I didn't either! Until I developed a severe apple allergy 15 years ago :( I've developed a craving for pears for just such a reason.
I raise mason bees to pollinate my fruit trees. I planted a pear this spring and it already has fruit growing.
Make your yard a habitat for native pollinators. Mason bees do 50x the pollination than honey bees and you won't have to worry about cross pollination.
We are so hoping our two pear tree make it. We plant tomorrow. Mason bees are part of our plan. We bought a bee house for solitary pollinators and hope they will find it. I have seen them in the area. We are also planting pink clover into our grass and some flowering bushes. Unfortunately, as we back onto green belt, we have to put stakes and netting around our smaller trees so they are not eaten by deer. We burlap in the winter as we live in Ottawa and it can drop to below minus 40 Celsius on occasion.
Did the same this year, but we had an extended period of 45F and the blooms came and went before it went to > 50F when the bees came out. next year... a new pear tree so that there will be a companion for pollinating.
Dan I grow pear tree in south jersey I wanna try grow two trees following these instructions, how far do you space your two pear trees sir thank you!
WOW!!!
I love the pear tree that you planted.
I have a Bartlett that was here when I moved here 18 years ago. It's gotten fruit every year but one, whe had too much rain that year when it was blooming. Only one tree and a plum tree about 100 yards away.
I think it's been here since the 1950's.
You have to "Prune Top" it. I waited 10+ years... Until I decided to CHOP THE TOP OFF.....Here: th-cam.com/video/AUBnRP3yC_M/w-d-xo.html
Great info...We have 800 plus chill hours, so the pears should be great when they get growing...Thanks. Am going to try doing the straw mulching method from now on, so this will be interesting.
I inherited three pear, a peach and two apple trees on my land ... thank you for this. Ive had a terrible year of pears last few years.
Love your videos, new subscriber. I have one quick question , will an Asian pear tree count as a pollinators for a pear tree?
I have this question as well
What about the Keiffer variety, they are self pollinating, so do they still need to be paired?
I'm glad to have a pear seedlings here in the Philippines..
i have two pear trees...one keiffer pear and the other bartlett pear. The problem im having is that my keiffer blooms alot earlier than my bartlett. could this affect the way they pollinate???? or do they still pollinate just because their 10 ft apart???
Fresh pear with nutmeg sprinkled on it. Mmmm😋
I'm confused. In your most recent video you stated never fill your hole with anything other than the original soil to promote good root growth. In this video you say to add compost. Which is it?
I Have 2 Bartlett Pear Trees They Both produce an abundance of fruit . They're about 8 years old , but before they ripen they get a brown or rust color on the skin !! I don't know what the problem is I've tried to get the Info on this. Do you have any Idea why this Happens? North of Boston .
Some pear trees are self pollinating like the Bartlett. However in northern California the winters are warm. Does a comice pear require chill hours? Does this effect the quality of the fruit?
Hi! Can I grow them on zone 9 ?
Thank you very much
When should I take a cutting to grow indoors? Fall time? Now?
So funny that I found you today. I'm allergic to apple peel (so apples) and I love pears. I bought a self pollinating pear tree yesterday. Thanks for sharing.
Great video
I always try to give them 1 gallon per inch of trunk size 2 times a week in dry warm weather here in mid-west zone 7.
I really like you growing guide episodes Luke. Nice Jon, as usual. Thanks for the free tips and sharing your journey with us!
I appreciate the info! I just bought a Kieffer and a Bartlett! This is our first home and I wanted to start some young fruit trees to watch grow and enjoy as we spend time here :)
You have to "Prune Top" it. I waited 10+ years... Until I decided to CHOP THE TOP OFF.....Here: th-cam.com/video/AUBnRP3yC_M/w-d-xo.html
Great info thank you. We are planting 11 fruit trees that we ordered this year (including 2 pear). Just waiting on them to get here!!!! :)
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Thank you, you know how give essential information in a short time and precise manner.
Thanks Luke 🙏 Do You Still Have Your Pear Tree I Am Getting Ready To Go Dig A 9 Ft Pear Tree Up Given To Me !!! ANY Advice To Help Me Transport It Safely And Transplanting To New Home
One reason to love Fresno California. Huge ag region and we can grow ALMOST everything. We get right around 900 chill hours so we can grow most fruit trees, have a super long growing season and most of the region has amazing native soil. Zone 9b....and we can grow pears here. :)
Jennifermwb I agree Jennifer. I lived in Fresno for a decade and the weather and soil were very conducive to growing just about anything!
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Do you have any idea why my pear sapling's leaves are shading to a brown color?
they are still silky and alive but it just seems odd. The plant is about 2 months old, and it seems to be growing. It had recently sprouted a new leaf and that leaf is. also turning brown but is also not very green. Oddly, the leaf seems to be growing. The plant is underneath an artificial. light indoors in a room-temp environment and is in a plastic cup that isn't that deep. The dirt has some fertilizer in it, and i water it every 1 and a half days.
Thank you so much for this awesome Pear Video! I got my additional Pear Tree planted and ready to go.Thank you & God Bless!
You have to "Prune Top" it. I waited 10+ years... Until I decided to CHOP THE TOP OFF.....Here: th-cam.com/video/AUBnRP3yC_M/w-d-xo.html
My neighbors have an apple orchard right by my yard will those cross pollinate a pear tree too?
Great video, very informative and easy to understand!
How are the trees doing now 5 years later?
Great Video!
Handsome and knows his plants 👍
Is that a dwarf? Seems really close to the house for a standard tree.
grunfeld2312 pruning keeps them small
@@JDBeastmode yes
Can I grow pear tree in container? Are they grafted tree? I’m in Texas 9B.
I have a 4-in1 pear tree we just purchased. Is there anything else that I should do? I plan to take the flowers off. I'm nervous about it, but I will follow your instructions. Then we'll add the amendments and prune when specified as well. The neighbor already has a pear tree in his yard, so I won't have to worry too much. Same with apples and peach trees in their yard. Thanks for all your wealth of information!
those worm casings you keep talking about, are you still producing your own in the tubs?
Hello.. my name is Alicia Ruiz .. great video. My father planted our Pear tree I want to say it’s about 60 years old believe it or not .. it’s a great tree.. I have a picture of the pear tree at my family’s house the tree is so tasty but I’ve noticed that there’s a lot of ants and bugs in the tree and it has brown spots on the leaves it was not like that before it’s been like that for the last 10 years and I also noticed There’s a tree growing inside the Peartree believe it or not it’s a Christmas tree I also have a picture of this what are your thoughts does anybody know about this it’s very unusual
This is helpful, but do you have a video for caring for fully grown pear trees for a newbie? How to prune big branches, when to pick, if you fertilize, how much to water in the summer months when the rain isn’t consistent?
Thanks for the great info
when is best time to buy and plant pear trees? i live in the north panhandle of Fla. and already by end of April days are getting hot i planted couple of Blueberry bushes and already getting some leaf scorching despite planting in full afternoon early evening sun. I've been looking at the "Moonglow", and the "Honey Sweet" variety due to compatibility to my zone 8b .
Best faSt growing apple tree to plant in zone 4a and 5 also Pear trees thank you
Do you plant two different varieties or they also need to bloom at the same time?
Good information Luke! I planted 1 pear tree 7 years ago and it has never put on fruit until last year and this year. The fruit is very small and very few of them. I never knew that I needed to grow 2 of them. Thanks a million!!
learn something new every day!
I have two pear trees but only one produces fruit. They are about 20 metres apart and different varieties. Should I plant another one a bit closer.
anita flockhart one type may not be able to pollinate. I'd plant a third separate type and be sure it is a pollinator
Do you prune scaffolding branches 50%/1-2 feet, and try to promote lateral branches? Would u prune lateral branches each year by 50% too and allow another lateral branch to sprout from the year earlier lateral branch?
Someone near us must have a pear tree, because we have just one, but are overrun by pears every year!We also live in zone nine, in coastal Mississippi. The branches are literally so full that they have a broken on us before. Definitely more than we can eat I will be trying to can some this year
You have to "Prune Top" it. I waited 10+ years... Until I decided to CHOP THE TOP OFF.....Here: th-cam.com/video/AUBnRP3yC_M/w-d-xo.html
I just bought 4 pear trees, about 4 ft tall. This is the 2nd time I have tried. My apple trees and citrus grow great, no problem... but my pears continue to try and grow in the grafted area only. I have trimmed the "suckers" many times and I just cannot get any signs of growth on the upper branches. Those branches are are still very alive. Is there a trick to getting the tree to grow up top rather than below the graph.
Thank you for all the information. This helped out a lot
You have to "Prune Top" it. I waited 10+ years... Until I decided to CHOP THE TOP OFF.....Here: th-cam.com/video/AUBnRP3yC_M/w-d-xo.html
Just planted a Self Pollinating pear tree. Since we are nearing winter, should I still wait the 3 months before applying fertilizer?
LOL. 🙂I'm right below zone 8 (in the 7's) in North Carolina, which makes my pear and other fruit trees needing chill hours do well, but at the same time warm enough that I can load up on gardening. Actually, I recently built a hoophouse for lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruit trees I bought this winter. Also, planning to buy some more exotic fruits most have never heard of here in the USA.
There are pears which are self pollinating. Yes another helps with better harvest but not necessary.
Also there are plenty of varieties with low chill hours for the south. Kieffer pears for example.
Great video! Any tips on what to apply to overcome pear rust problems on a mature pear tree? Had this issue surge up twice now and am wondering if there is anything that I can apply early Spring to overcome this problem? Thank you for all these very informative videos!
I have two mature pear trees that produce well, but the pears tend to be malformed, dimply, and many are small. I have pruned the tree, but still the knotty pears persist. Could this be a boron deficiency? Should I spray after the fruits set? My pear flowers are about to open. Thanks for responding. Paul from SE Minnesota.
Be patient and prune every year, even when the young trees don't produce. After 10 years our five pear trees are finally producing fruit!
Help! Do I need to protect the babies some how from hail? And how do I protect a big little tree if so?
Need your help...how far a part can 2 pear trees be planted to cross pollinate, I have 1 pear tree 5 years and will buy another this week. Is Georgia a good weather for Pears.....
is cow compost ok to put in the hole when planting?
I live in Ohio and have a pear tree it's been here a while don't know how long since it was already in the yard when we bought the house...but sometimes it grows nice pears but most years the pears don't grow good at all they end up rotting out and never actually ripe why is that?? And yes there's only 1 I think I'm going to grow 2 more from seeds from a pear off the big tree
I have a comice pear tree and the fruit is mealy and uneatable. Is this because of the heavy clay soil or because it is cross pollinating with an apple tree.
Do you need two different variety of pear trees? Or will two of the same work.
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I have two dwarf pear trees. Do I need a different kind next to them?
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quick question...in ny, can I grow a pear tree from a rooted cutting or does it need to be grafted to a rootstock? Same for apples and peaches,btw? do some fruit species require rootstock and others not?
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Are Sand pears the exception to having two varieties ? I have only 1 tree and it made tons of pears.
I have a question: can you grow another pear tree from suckers? I have read that yes you can and I have also read that they won't produce fruit. Do you happen to know?
How big does tree get before pruning? I obtained a 1-foot long bare root sapling, planted a couple months ago. It's flourishing (here in central MI) but it's so tiny I can't imagine it should be pruned, hence the question. -- it's just one tree but it's a 5-variety Franken-tree.
Did u say don’t fertilize until 3 months after SEEDS are put in or a small ready pear tree?
Is it normal for a single pear tree to fruit? I have had one in my back yard since I moved in 4 years ago and every year since we’ve gotten around 100 pears from that tree. Are those pears good for eating?
I love pears. They are a good source of vitamin K!
I like special K
i can't get my mango seeds to germinate, i live in louisiana, please make a video!
Smokey B I was moving boxes of packed items in my bedroom. I found a plastic bag with a mango that had gone bad and it was so warm and the seed has sprouted into this gorgeous tree but I accidentally forgot it and it died it broke my heart because it was the biggest fattest tree that grew inside the degrading mango just like it would have on the ground no mold no stink just natural sprouting. It'll haunt me forever I've never got one to sprout since. I'll have to take a poor mango that won't turn out edible and leave it in a plastic bag and let it rot again
Smokey B Alexander if you're starting from scratch how do you know which side is the root side?
it helps a lot because I did not even open mine because it was inside of the mango sprouting in the deteriorating meat with lots of heat it just busted right through the pit itself and came out the side. I was not even thinking about cracking open the hard shell and looking at what was inside that's kind of embarrassing but I do live in a town just outside of Seattle Washington 3rd Generation so we're not big on growing mangoes it's cold. a short growing season but one of the biggest avocado trees I ever saw was by the University of Washington a very old 18 hundreds house left in the middle of the city in between two big buildings protected from the wind but direct sun on it and a huge compost from the restaurant across the street and an avocado has sprouted years ago and the tree actually got avocados on it from the heat from the compost pile. it was so exciting to see in Seattle unfortunately it's all long gone now including the restaurant which it been there since the sixties when the tree started. Seattle sucks for history and keeping things alive we build big ugly modern buildings over the top of everything that's beautiful thank you for all your help period I have a giant pile of mango pits from a big bag of mangoes that somebody gave to us that we're kind of going bad we picked out all the goodies and ketchup it so here goes wish me luck I'll get them going in the summer outside on the deck and then bring them in in the winter take care
I use a butter knife to get the seed out.. Also they like a warm place to sprout. I have a seed heating pad I got at Amazon. it keeps the temp at 90° . mine sprouted in 2 weeks. put in potting soil in 3 in peat pots. water with filtered water then put the pots in plastic shoe boxes. check everyday. some don't sprout. so don't worry.
Just let the seed rot in your backyard in a place which is wet. It will sprout. I have seen this in India
Since I have a relatively small yard I decided to plant a pear and apple tree that are espaliers. Can you show how and when to prune these types of trees. Thanks.
Can you talk about trees that are growing back. I purchased a home with trees in the back and two look dead however at the base there are branches or something beginning to grow. Do I pull the tree or is the tree able to come back?
I have pear trees but I didn't realize there not self pollinated what to do that's for responding
I have a single pear tree that looks like it nearly died and it's been coming back and producing lots of fruit but no other pears nearby... So I'm confused by you saying they need cross pollination to produce. Could you explain? I really want to care for it better. I'm studying up on it.
I live in Texas and planted a pear tree from seed about a year ago. Since then, I have learned (as you stated) that they need much colder weather than Texas has to offer. Is it possible to use my pear tree as root stock for an orange tree so I can give a go at something that will actually fruit well in Texas, or should I abandon the plant? I am aware that Texas is under a citrus quarantine, but as there are no citrus plants around me (that I am aware of) I doubt my citrus would catch or spread disease.
Josh Ogg there are several pear varieties that we can grow in north texas
I got a pear tree in a huge pot outside my home but the leaves are wilting! I cant tell if im overwatering or underwatering :( help
Does anyone know how close the second pear tree needs to be to the first?
How is using fish emulsion for fertilizer???
I've got a Bartlett, Kieffer and just planted a Moonglow. Can you recommend something that will go well with those?
Try the Seckel sugar pear or the Comice pear. Both sweet, delicious dessert varieties
Nice guide - I just planted a Seckel and Moonglow last week.
Situation - I am wanting to plant trees in front of a my house for privacy. I ordered 5 mimosa trees and planted them three weeks ago. The problem is that despite the steep slope of my hill, there is inadequate drainage and the soil is heavy with clay. All 5 saplings turned orange-yellow in color and I think it's due to too much water. Question: I plan to replace all the dying mimosa trees with a water loving tree. I would like to pick something that provides fruit or something useful but still can also serve as a privacy barrier to the road. I know you said peach trees love water, but this is basically a bog. Any ideas on what I should plant?
Very appreciative of any answer you have for me - Thanks!
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Hi, MIGARDENER. Can a pear tree cross pollinate with the neighbor's apple tree? We don't have room for 2 pears here in SF east bay. : (
They won't cross unfortunately. Two totally different species.
You can buy a tree with more cultivars grafted on it, or buy a regular pear tree and graft some other cultivars on it. They should bloom at approx. same time.