Hello,

I have two pear trees, planted when small three years ago - they are now 6
feet and 8 feet tall. Last year they were put under a fair amount of stress
because of draught here in the Dordogne. They produced two unripened pears
between them and when we finally had rain the leaves turned black and fell
off over night. I know about pear blight and really hope it wasn't that as
they didn't show any other symptoms of oozing sap etc.

Anyway, this year they have both produced loads of blossom, look green and
healthy (well, its still early days rainwise) and now both have an abundance
of baby pears. I was proudly showing my aniticipated harvest to a friend
yesterday and he suggested some people would remove the new fruit, to allow
the trees to put their energy into growth, and I guess due to their
experience last year this makes even more sense. However, I would love to
hear what others think.

Could I perhaps come to a compromise and keep a few to enjoy this year.

Happy May Day

Jay Jay

it seems form what i've read experts only recommend flower pruning in its first year after planting.

so i'd keep the flowers, and i'm sure th tree will naturally drop the fruits it doesn't want, well i know plums do this, not entirely sure about pears.

just make sure you give it a good deep watering when rain isn't about