Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
For you pear lovers, I thought you would like to see these pictures of my Moonglow that I took this morning. This tree was planted in the fall of 2009 and has been bearing heavily the last 3 years.
For those who love pears
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Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
NIce!!
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Thanks chummer. Yes, in my area it seems that pears grow faster, and its easy to find good varieties that never show any sign whatsoever of fireblight infection or any other disease. You just plant them and forget about them for all practical purposes.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Here is a very young Kieffer - I think in the ground 3 years but maybe just 2 years. I didn't write it on the tag.
Merle Hawggard
5 year old buck +
Really nice pears. We've added quite a few as well for the deer and I make pear honey every year for us too. That stuff is awesome.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
This was the Moonglow above in 2014. Last year was about 1/2 the crop due to a late freeze we had.
Lot2Learn
5 year old buck +
NH, beautiful trees!
I have a question about training pear branches. I have young pear trees and I'm trying to decide how much effort to put into training them.
I understand that left alone most pears are notoriously upright, and I notice that yours are quite upright as well.
Did you 'let them go' or try to train them and just conceded to their natural growth habit? Have you noticed any negative consequences for their upright growth habit (e.g., broken branches under heavy crop load)?
I have a question about training pear branches. I have young pear trees and I'm trying to decide how much effort to put into training them.
I understand that left alone most pears are notoriously upright, and I notice that yours are quite upright as well.
Did you 'let them go' or try to train them and just conceded to their natural growth habit? Have you noticed any negative consequences for their upright growth habit (e.g., broken branches under heavy crop load)?
Don'tWorryIHuggedItFirst
5 year old buck +
Pear honey?
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Lot2learn, there are lots of opinions on that. My personal opinion (non expert) is to allow the upright growth and not worry about it. I think it helps keep the limbs from breaking when loaded with big pears. The only limbs I've ever had problems with were the ones that were more horizontal. I also think of the old pears I saw when growing up as a child that no one ever trained. Those trees did fine without human intervention. I also reason that nature might have a reason for the upright natural growth.
Your question is a good one, and I would like to hear other's thoughts on it.
NY_Terrence
5 year old buck +
I have always wondered the same thing. Wish I was at camp and had a picture of some that I have "trained". I tie them down as I would an apple tree, but they respond different. My pears grow out the first year, and then UP the second year. The trained branches end up looking like an elbow!
buckvelvet
5 year old buck +
Really nice looking trees NH!
Merle Hawggard
5 year old buck +
It's basically shredded pears with an equal amount of sugar plus some crushed pineapple to keep it from turning brown, then simmered till it's thick as honey.
greyphase
5 year old buck +
Now that right there sounds good. :D
Don'tWorryIHuggedItFirst
5 year old buck +
Merle Hawggard
5 year old buck +
Lol! We've finished off what I made last year, but when I make this year's batch in late August, remind me and I'll do it.
I'll agree with this with one extra point. You have to be a bit more prudent on making sure that there will be good airflow and sunlight when you have them upright. My keiffers are going to be notched this year, but my plan is to train them out a bit, and then let them reach for the sky. I'm more worried about them crowding the trunk than I am about them breaking.
buckvelvet
5 year old buck +
I was curious about this, why are these trees not more trained and instead everything just going straight in the air?
Turkey Creek
5 year old buck +
Very strong natural growth habit. You are trying to over ride something that is genetically hard wired into pears.
buckvelvet
5 year old buck +
Oh ok, so its better not to train pear trees then? Just prune them when need be?
