Originally Posted by David Hare-Scott[_2_]

Mattylyd wrote:
Recently we bought a property with apples and pears, damsons and plums
there, also there is this fruit which i think are pears, but what is
wrong with them?


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I think they are pears. The leaves and habit look like pears and the fruit
somewhat like pears, particularly the way they seem joined straight on to
the twig.

I think you may have several diseases. This is not my strong point so it
could be only one. One has dried out and discoloured the larger two (out of
focus) fruits in the foreground. Another has produced the specimen on the
left with the black spot. There are several fungal and bacterial diseases
that have those effects. One puzzle is that the leaves seem mainly healthy,
many diseases such as scab mark the leaves as well as the fruit.

Such diseases have many names. I suggest searching the web for images of
pear diseases, you will get many libraries from agricultural and gardening
sites. Once you have narrowed it down then you can consider treatment,
spraying wildly before you know the target is not a good idea.

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David

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