Morse Hybrid Pear

[gunfun13]

For those that have this pear, what are you experiencing for fruit size?

A few years ago, a young hybrid pear was a little too close to a switch grass burn and top killed. It sent up new sprouts about 18" high on the trunk , which I thought was above the graft, so I pruned to one leader and let it got for 3-4 years now. It's grown ok, and has quite a bit a fruit right now that is about nickel size. I know we have some season left but I expected a little bigger fruit size, even for this time of year. I've also notice that some of Morses grafts are very high, wondering now if maybe its just the rootstock I have growing.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

For those that have this pear, what are you experiencing for fruit size?

We have 1 at camp. It gets pears about 2" to 2 1/2" in dia. And you're right about Morse grafts being very high. I got 4 trees from Morse about 9 years ago and the grafts were ALL high on the rootstock. Out of the 4 Morse trees, the hybrid pear and the Nova Scotia crab are the only ones that have done well. The other 2 - not so good.

 

[rogersb]

Anything in particular bad about high grafts?

 

[chickenlittle]

Anything in particular bad about high grafts?

Not really but there are a few reasons.

One thing would be keeping the rootstock from sending out branches below the graft union and possibly taking over if it were more vigorous.

Another would be if the rootstock was highly susceptible to fireblight. An infection entering a rootstock leaf could kill the whole tree.

And like here, common damage could mean there is only rootstock left and the scion variety is gone. I had a tree hit with fireblight in the central leader that I had to cut it off about 8” above ground. With 6” of scion left, I had 2 buds push the next year to regrow the tree.

 

[gunfun13]

Pears are gaining size, pretty confident now that it is the hybrid pear growing out and not the rootstock.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

Pears are gaining size, pretty confident now that it is the hybrid pear growing out and not the rootstock.

You got fruit on a smaller / younger tree than we did.

 

[Chestnut]

For those that have this pear, what are you experiencing for fruit size?

A few years ago, a young hybrid pear was a little too close to a switch grass burn and top killed. It sent up new sprouts about 18" high on the trunk , which I thought was above the graft, so I pruned to one leader and let it got for 3-4 years now. It's grown ok, and has quite a bit a fruit right now that is about nickel size. I know we have some season left but I expected a little bigger fruit size, even for this time of year. I've also notice that some of Morses grafts are very high, wondering now if maybe its just the rootstock I have growing.

Hybrid means

For those that have this pear, what are you experiencing for fruit size?

A few years ago, a young hybrid pear was a little too close to a switch grass burn and top killed. It sent up new sprouts about 18" high on the trunk , which I thought was above the graft, so I pruned to one leader and let it got for 3-4 years now. It's grown ok, and has quite a bit a fruit right now that is about nickel size. I know we have some season left but I expected a little bigger fruit size, even for this time of year. I've also notice that some of Morses grafts are very high, wondering now if maybe its just the rootstock I have growing.

Hyrbrid= Seedling you will be fine as it is not a grafted tree.

 

[gunfun13]

Hybrid means

Hyrbrid= Seedling you will be fine as it is not a grafted tree.

 

[TonySoprano]

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Have these Hybrid pears been a deer magnet ?

 

[gunfun13]

Have these Hybrid pears been a deer magnet ?

Not yet. First crop was small and It hasn't produced the last 2 years.

 

[buckdeer1]

The round dark green look like an asian pear.I bought Morse trophy pears 20 years ago and they all got FB and some died also grafted persimmion still haven't produced

 

[TonySoprano]

Not yet. First crop was small and It hasn't produced the last 2 years.

I think I'll just stick to The Wildlife Groups "Wildlife pear" and Gilmer Christmas . I just planted them this year so it'll be roughly 4-5 years before I can make a good evaluation on fruit size and drop time. For 2025 I have two Double -D pear trees ordered from Bolu Tree Nursery to try. Drop Time: November- January , Fruit Size: Small, golf ball size

I have several Kieffer pears ( unless they were labled wrong ) that were loaded this year , but by mid July the pears had dropped or squirrels got them.
I have two Dr deer pears planted in 2019 , with their first good crop stll holding.

Time will tell but I'm thinking the Wildlife Groups Wildlife Pear & Gilmer Christmas pear, Dr Deer Pear and Bolu's Double-D are what I'll be planting more of in the future to have pears on the ground when I'm Hunting Nov & Dec .

 

[Gmule82]

I think I'll just stick to The Wildlife Groups "Wildlife pear" and Gilmer Christmas . I just planted them this year so it'll be roughly 4-5 years before I can make a good evaluation on fruit size and drop time. For 2025 I have two Double -D pear trees ordered from Bolu Tree Nursery to try. Drop Time: November- January , Fruit Size: Small, golf ball size

I have several Kieffer pears ( unless they were labled wrong ) that were loaded this year , but by mid July the pears had dropped or squirrels got them.
I have two Dr deer pears planted in 2019 , with their first good crop stll holding.

Time will tell but I'm thinking the Wildlife Groups Wildlife Pear & Gilmer Christmas pear, Dr Deer Pear and Bolu's Double-D are what I'll be planting more of in the future to have pears on the ground when I'm Hunting Nov & Dec .

Bolu tree nursery. Nice a new website to look and new cultivars. But I see he’s in Georgia. I’m zone 5a. Says they are good to go zone 5. But it’s a gamble….im willing to take! Thanks I’ll put in a small order on Friday.

 

[TonySoprano]

Bolu tree nursery. Nice a new website to look and new cultivars. But I see he’s in Georgia. I’m zone 5a. Says they are good to go zone 5. But it’s a gamble….im willing to take! Thanks I’ll put in a small order on Friday.

What trees are you interested in ?. I only got two Double-D pears to try. Their Bodner pear with a Dec-Jan drop sounds interesting too.

 

[Gmule82]

What trees are you interested in ?. I only got two Double-D pears to try. Their Bodner pear with a Dec-Jan drop sounds interesting too.

I was thinking doing all four of his lastest dropping pears. I don’t know if I want to plant four more this fall, I’ve planted a few fruit trees in upstate NY and had success but I say it’s a little riskier esp since they are coming from Georgia.