Pear Tree size

[TonySoprano]

I have a couple of Rut Rage Pear trees from Whitetail Crabs. In the listing it says "Many of these original pear trees still stand and still crop heavily annually, averaging 65-75’ in height and well over 20” in diameter at over 100 years old. "

My question is , since the trees are grafted will they reach the same 65-75’ in height ?. I hope not , I planted them near my garage I'm guessing 40-50 feet away. It's always windy here and I fear down the road they could fall on my garage. In 10-15 years I'll worry about it more depending on how tall they are at that point. I'm not sure of the rootstock , just wondering what your thoughts were on how tall these trees could get.

 

[homerj]

No way to answer that without knowing the rootstock

 

[b116757]

I’m guessing you’re about 30’ high on your mature tree height estimate how are you coming up with this 65-75’ height?

 

[TonySoprano]

I’m guessing you’re about 30’ high on your mature tree height estimate how are you coming up with this 65-75’ height?

Rut Rage™ Winter Pear​

***We were give this opportunity to share and name this variety from a well-known family in the hunting community. They’ve been hunting Whitetail from this grove of Winter Pear for over three generations. Many of these original pear trees still stand and still crop heavily annually, averaging 65-75’ in height and well over 20” in diameter at over 100 years old. This photo shows one of the side branches of an original tree.

Winter Pear is a general name for a late ripening pear. This variety is a very vigorous, self-fertile growing tree, with very good disease resistance. It produces a high-density, mid-sized pear. The fruit remains rock-hard until it begins to ripen and slowly drop in mid-to-late Fall during the first real hard frosts (typically October up to December). Wildlife Species: Whitetail.

Planting zones 4-8.

 

[TonySoprano]

I’m guessing you’re about 30’ high on your mature tree height estimate how are you coming up with this 65-75’ height?

I didn't come up with anything, that's the sellers description word for word on their website.

 

[b116757]

I’d be pretty surprised if any pear tree tops 45’

 

[TonySoprano]

I’d be pretty surprised if any pear tree tops 45’

I hope you are right !

 

[bigboreblr]

He liikely uses OHxF 97 rootstocks which are 18-20ft tall. I have very few pears and young ones. I buy OHx87 rootstock'd ones. About 16-18.

Terry is good about answering questions. Gave me some pointers on the cosmic crisp seedling experiment. I will probably try to cross polinate his crossbow to something like violi's, cosmic crisp, or enterprise and see what happens. Something bugs don't like about that tree.

 

[homerj]

If a pear variety on its own roots grows to 75' and you graft a scion of it to callery roots, you will likely end up with another 75' tree, in about 100 years. Grafted to Ohf97 it'd get to about 90% that height.

 

[Mortenson]

That's crazy. Can't imagine a 75' pear tree.

 

[bigboreblr]

Someone had some pics of a few monsters. Think he had a pic of a racoon way up in one too.

 

[TonySoprano]

If a pear variety on its own roots grows to 75' and you graft a scion of it to callery roots, you will likely end up with another 75' tree, in about 100 years. Grafted to Ohf97 it'd get to about 90% that height.

I hear you , I'm mid 50's... so in 40-45 years I probably won't be around anyway. So if it gets that big it'll be someone elses problem if it falls on the garage.

 

[TonySoprano]

Pear Tree 3/28/25 in Virginia

 

[Mortenson]

You got some decent limb structure out of that pear. Great job. I don't have any that nice. What type pear?

 

[Mortenson]

If you're shooting for perfection you could try sawing out that double leader about 8 scaffolds up.

 

[TonySoprano]

If you're shooting for perfection you could try sawing out that double leader about 8 scaffolds up.

I tried , It was my first foray into pruining a tree from a seedling and growing a tree in a tube. Also my first Wildlife trees bought online. I just removed rubbing or crossing limbs and in growing limbs based on info from this site. It's a NativNurseries "wild deer pear" that was a 2 foot or less seedling when I got it. I guess I missed the double leader. It's only produced the last 2 years , but the pears (so far) have been smaller than advertised about finger nail sized But the deer eat them. I'll probably just leave it though , as I have 2 five-six year old Dr Deer Pears , and young Gilmer Christmas and TWG Wild Deer pears planted close by , and I'd assume it at least helps in pollination.

I actually have 3 of these NativNurseries "wild deer pear" trees left , out of 5 or 6 that I started with. One tree is in my front yard , and 2 in my hunting plot. If It continues to grow small pears I may try grafting some other varieties on to it.