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Old 02-03-2004, 06:12 AM
Loki
 
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Default No blooms on pear trees after 5 years

Oh and my book of wordsdoes also say pears can 5 to 6 years bear
flowers. So maybe this year...


il 02 Mar 2004 18:55:02 +1300, "Loki" ha scritto:
The other thing too is how to prune but keep the two-year-old wood.
There is a big difference in pruning depending on fruiting wood age.
You may be pruning off the 2-yr-old wood. "They bear fruit on short
spurs and fruit buds on two-year-old wood." I once decimated my grape
harvest for a year due to bad pruning.

"Pears produce a better crop grown with a suitable pollinator
(another variety that flowers at the same time," i.e. early)

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