Pear Problem
Hi
We've just (8 days ago) planted a new (2 year old) pear tree. This afternoon, I noticed that one of the main branches looks dead for the top three inches or so. What should I do? Leave it, prune it, do something else to it? If I should prune it, where? Thanks (A worried) Andrew |
Pear Problem
"Andrew Wells" wrote in message ... Hi We've just (8 days ago) planted a new (2 year old) pear tree. This afternoon, I noticed that one of the main branches looks dead for the top three inches or so. What should I do? Leave it, prune it, do something else to it? If I should prune it, where? If it is dead and dying back it might well just be stress caused by moving from its nice cosseted nursery life to your brutal garden (;-). You do not want to leave dead wood to rot and be a source of infection, cut back to 0.5/1.0 cm above a healthy bud. pk |
Pear Problem
Paul Kelly wrote in message ... "Andrew Wells" wrote in message ... Hi We've just (8 days ago) planted a new (2 year old) pear tree. This afternoon, I noticed that one of the main branches looks dead for the top three inches or so. What should I do? Leave it, prune it, do something else to it? If I should prune it, where? If it is dead and dying back it might well just be stress caused by moving from its nice cosseted nursery life to your brutal garden (;-). You do not want to leave dead wood to rot and be a source of infection, cut back to 0.5/1.0 cm above a healthy bud. Agreed. Try to pick a bud which will throw a branchlet in the direction that you want it to. -- Anton |
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