Last year posted have one kieffer produces fruit every year. Planted 3 replacements from HD in same spot that are 12 years old and may get one pear on each tree. You all decided Home Depo blooms probably getting in frost pocket like bloom earlier than tree that produces. Was thinking about try grafting some branches because trunk is 8" dia. What type scions do you suggest that would be self fertile late blooming, and hold fruit late?
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Want to try grafting pear.
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5 year old buck +
I wouldn't bet on self fertile.
You sure the problem is frost pockets? How many flowers are you seeing? It would be strange for trees in a colder microclimate to bloom earlier. They might be getting frozen by the cold if they are in a frost pocket.
Do you know what variety they are? If they are all the same variety, I would add another variety that blooms at the same time as those three. Seems like there is something around that is pollinating the Kieffer.
You sure the problem is frost pockets? How many flowers are you seeing? It would be strange for trees in a colder microclimate to bloom earlier. They might be getting frozen by the cold if they are in a frost pocket.
Do you know what variety they are? If they are all the same variety, I would add another variety that blooms at the same time as those three. Seems like there is something around that is pollinating the Kieffer.
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5 year old buck +
What usda zone are you?
This year try several different kinds of rootstock. Learn what your soil likes.
I know little about pears, but they graft as easy if not easier than apples.
Another good overall variety is Olympic, an asian pear. I have young Kiefer and Olympic at home.
Many folks on here like seckel.
Cummins nursery has about the best descriptions of commercial varieties as well as rootstocks too.
I use onfx87 at home fertile but heavier clay usda zone 5/6. At camp I'm usually 3. Don't mess with pears up there.
Pears bloom before apples in general.
When I look for varieties eith apples, I prefer bloom groups 3 and 4. Commercial Pears have relative bloom times listed too.
Far as commercial varieties for deer Kieffer is top of the list.
This year try several different kinds of rootstock. Learn what your soil likes.
I know little about pears, but they graft as easy if not easier than apples.
Another good overall variety is Olympic, an asian pear. I have young Kiefer and Olympic at home.
Many folks on here like seckel.
Cummins nursery has about the best descriptions of commercial varieties as well as rootstocks too.
I use onfx87 at home fertile but heavier clay usda zone 5/6. At camp I'm usually 3. Don't mess with pears up there.
Pears bloom before apples in general.
When I look for varieties eith apples, I prefer bloom groups 3 and 4. Commercial Pears have relative bloom times listed too.
Far as commercial varieties for deer Kieffer is top of the list.
