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pear tree experienced gardeners-growers
have had 2 pear trees for about 7 years now. first tree was bought big
enough to produce but didn't. then we found out that a second tree would be required for "proper pollination". we got that one. sure enough the following season there were pears all over the place -to the contented deer around it was heavenly!-. these were supposed to be dwarf trees with red pears, they are neither. they were supposed to have a very smooth skin, they do not. it is as course as i have ever seen and felt. oh, and the pears are much smaller than usual although they are honey sweet. but, as things go, that is what we have. last year, while absent from the place, some electric company assholes -am sorry but cannot find a softer definition for their stupidity- decided to amputate part of the trees "because some branches were on the way of electrical stuff. well! they thought easier to cut the tops of these two trees all the way down to include the culprit branches!!! pear season came and although we had about half of usual pears, they grew to edible size. the problem now is that both trees have develop an incredible amount of upshoots that come out of each branch. all thin and looking to the sky! the strangest look one could imagine. WHAT CAN WE DO A) TO SAVE THE TWO TREES? B) TO GET THEM BACK INTO NORMAL PRODUCTION? C) TO IMPROVE THE CONSISTENCY OF THE SKINS? D) HOW AND WHEN ARE WE TO CUT THESE THIN BRANCHES GROWING UPWARDS? PLEASE HELP!!! GLORIA |
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You need to prune 1/3 of the shoots, every year for the next 3 years.
You will have to leave some shoots grow into main branches to let the trees rebuild their structure. pear trees go straight up, and every year I have a lot of pruning to do, and it is all upward shoots. I can start fires in the stove all winter just with straight pear sticks. About the skin, let it go. If the flavor is right, better have them sweet and coarse than sour and smooth. I cook many of my pears for that reason, and the chicken eat pears for about a month. Cooked, they are quite good, but I'd rather have them raw. To have bigger pears, in June go around the trees and thin the fruit to about one pear for 25 leaves. That will double them in size, and also prevent a biennial habit (the fact that they might start producing every second year). I also give them wood ash and wood chips as mulch. On Dec 15, 10:08 am, "gloria" wrote: have had 2 pear trees for about 7 years now. first tree was bought big enough to produce but didn't. then we found out that a second tree would be required for "proper pollination". we got that one. sure enough the following season there were pears all over the place -to the contented deer around it was heavenly!-. these were supposed to be dwarf trees with red pears, they are neither. they were supposed to have a very smooth skin, they do not. it is as course as i have ever seen and felt. oh, and the pears are much smaller than usual although they are honey sweet. but, as things go, that is what we have. last year, while absent from the place, some electric company assholes -am sorry but cannot find a softer definition for their stupidity- decided to amputate part of the trees "because some branches were on the way of electrical stuff. well! they thought easier to cut the tops of these two trees all the way down to include the culprit branches!!! pear season came and although we had about half of usual pears, they grew to edible size. the problem now is that both trees have develop an incredible amount of upshoots that come out of each branch. all thin and looking to the sky! the strangest look one could imagine. WHAT CAN WE DO A) TO SAVE THE TWO TREES? B) TO GET THEM BACK INTO NORMAL PRODUCTION? C) TO IMPROVE THE CONSISTENCY OF THE SKINS? D) HOW AND WHEN ARE WE TO CUT THESE THIN BRANCHES GROWING UPWARDS? PLEASE HELP!!! GLORIA |
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pear tree experienced gardeners-growers
How do you cook them and what do you add and how much, to the pears for
flavor? I put in cinnamon and cloves, but they still didnt taste like I was told they would. Dwayne I cook many of my pears for that reason, |
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Just one thing to add to simy1. Do your pruning while the trees are dormant, or
going into dormancy, like very late fall, or winter. Otherwise, cutting them will stimulate the tree to send out more suckers. Sherwin D. simy1 wrote: You need to prune 1/3 of the shoots, every year for the next 3 years. You will have to leave some shoots grow into main branches to let the trees rebuild their structure. pear trees go straight up, and every year I have a lot of pruning to do, and it is all upward shoots. I can start fires in the stove all winter just with straight pear sticks. About the skin, let it go. If the flavor is right, better have them sweet and coarse than sour and smooth. I cook many of my pears for that reason, and the chicken eat pears for about a month. Cooked, they are quite good, but I'd rather have them raw. To have bigger pears, in June go around the trees and thin the fruit to about one pear for 25 leaves. That will double them in size, and also prevent a biennial habit (the fact that they might start producing every second year). I also give them wood ash and wood chips as mulch. On Dec 15, 10:08 am, "gloria" wrote: have had 2 pear trees for about 7 years now. first tree was bought big enough to produce but didn't. then we found out that a second tree would be required for "proper pollination". we got that one. sure enough the following season there were pears all over the place -to the contented deer around it was heavenly!-. these were supposed to be dwarf trees with red pears, they are neither. they were supposed to have a very smooth skin, they do not. it is as course as i have ever seen and felt. oh, and the pears are much smaller than usual although they are honey sweet. but, as things go, that is what we have. last year, while absent from the place, some electric company assholes -am sorry but cannot find a softer definition for their stupidity- decided to amputate part of the trees "because some branches were on the way of electrical stuff. well! they thought easier to cut the tops of these two trees all the way down to include the culprit branches!!! pear season came and although we had about half of usual pears, they grew to edible size. the problem now is that both trees have develop an incredible amount of upshoots that come out of each branch. all thin and looking to the sky! the strangest look one could imagine. WHAT CAN WE DO A) TO SAVE THE TWO TREES? B) TO GET THEM BACK INTO NORMAL PRODUCTION? C) TO IMPROVE THE CONSISTENCY OF THE SKINS? D) HOW AND WHEN ARE WE TO CUT THESE THIN BRANCHES GROWING UPWARDS? PLEASE HELP!!! GLORIA |
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My pears (from very old trees which I got with the property, and that I
resurrected over the canonic three years. I cut one of the trees, and it turned out to be 45 yrs old) have flavor, but they are a bit sour for eating out of hand. They are also a bit grainy. However, peeled and chopped coarsely (one quarter, three pieces), and cooked in a pot with just a bit of water to prevent sticking, they turn sweet. I add lemon juice and dried cranberries in the beginning (the cranberries will puff up while absorbing the pear juices). Sugar to taste if there is too much lemon. They are good without, but with the lemon and the cranberries, the whole family swoons over them. I don't spray or water them (about 20% are unblemished, and those that are blemished go to the chickens), just mulch, prune and wood ash, and they are beatiful in the spring. So not a bad return on the work investment. On Dec 15, 6:19 pm, "Dwayne" wrote: How do you cook them and what do you add and how much, to the pears for flavor? I put in cinnamon and cloves, but they still didnt taste like I was told they would. Dwayne I cook many of my pears for that reason, |
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gloria wrote:
have had 2 pear trees for about 7 years now. first tree was bought big enough to produce but didn't. then we found out that a second tree would be required for "proper pollination". we got that one. sure enough the following season there were pears all over the place -to the contented deer around it was heavenly!-. these were supposed to be dwarf trees with red pears, they are neither. they were supposed to have a very smooth skin, they do not. it is as course as i have ever seen and felt. oh, and the pears are much smaller than usual although they are honey sweet. but, as things go, that is what we have. last year, while absent from the place, some electric company assholes -am sorry but cannot find a softer definition for their stupidity- decided to amputate part of the trees "because some branches were on the way of electrical stuff. well! they thought easier to cut the tops of these two trees all the way down to include the culprit branches!!! pear season came and although we had about half of usual pears, they grew to edible size. the problem now is that both trees have develop an incredible amount of upshoots that come out of each branch. all thin and looking to the sky! the strangest look one could imagine. WHAT CAN WE DO A) TO SAVE THE TWO TREES? B) TO GET THEM BACK INTO NORMAL PRODUCTION? C) TO IMPROVE THE CONSISTENCY OF THE SKINS? D) HOW AND WHEN ARE WE TO CUT THESE THIN BRANCHES GROWING UPWARDS? PLEASE HELP!!! GLORIA If you planted them in the utility right-of-way the utility can prune them at will. Having said that: the pears will produce better for you with an annual pruning. Check with your states agriculture department and/or county ag agent for best times to feed and prune. They can also give you instructions on when to prune off the "water" limbs that are growing straight up. George |
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george: when the trees were planted they were not "on the way" of the
utility company. with time and quite a few terrible storms the lines had stretched a lot and there were problems with their poles. so, they replaced the poles and the entire installation further in from their original setup. after that, one of the pear trees had 2 branches touching the lines. they could have cut those and did right with me there. i went back into the house and came back to find out they had amputated the tops of the two trees... including the one about 12 feet in from the lines. i know it is nearly impossible to win a battle against a big company. but would really want to save my trees! gloria George Shirley wrote: gloria wrote: have had 2 pear trees for about 7 years now. first tree was bought big enough to produce but didn't. then we found out that a second tree would be required for "proper pollination". we got that one. sure enough the following season there were pears all over the place -to the contented deer around it was heavenly!-. these were supposed to be dwarf trees with red pears, they are neither. they were supposed to have a very smooth skin, they do not. it is as course as i have ever seen and felt. oh, and the pears are much smaller than usual although they are honey sweet. but, as things go, that is what we have. last year, while absent from the place, some electric company assholes -am sorry but cannot find a softer definition for their stupidity- decided to amputate part of the trees "because some branches were on the way of electrical stuff. well! they thought easier to cut the tops of these two trees all the way down to include the culprit branches!!! pear season came and although we had about half of usual pears, they grew to edible size. the problem now is that both trees have develop an incredible amount of upshoots that come out of each branch. all thin and looking to the sky! the strangest look one could imagine. WHAT CAN WE DO A) TO SAVE THE TWO TREES? B) TO GET THEM BACK INTO NORMAL PRODUCTION? C) TO IMPROVE THE CONSISTENCY OF THE SKINS? D) HOW AND WHEN ARE WE TO CUT THESE THIN BRANCHES GROWING UPWARDS? PLEASE HELP!!! GLORIA If you planted them in the utility right-of-way the utility can prune them at will. Having said that: the pears will produce better for you with an annual pruning. Check with your states agriculture department and/or county ag agent for best times to feed and prune. They can also give you instructions on when to prune off the "water" limbs that are growing straight up. George |
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