What is this? Fireblight??

[silver_yummies]

Never seen this before on a tree of mine. Is this fire blight?? Something else?

 

[homerj]

Sure looks like fb to me

 

[g squared 23]

Just curious, what variety is that?


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[silver_yummies]

Sure looks like fb to me

Thanks. Figured so.

 

[silver_yummies]

Just curious, what variety is that?


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Wagener

 

[Native Hunter]

Yes sir, it is fireblight.

 

[homerj]

"Wagener is scab resistant, but it is highly susceptible to fireblight (second only to Spitzenburg)."

Cummins Nursery

Fruit Trees, Scions, and Rootstocks for Apples, Pears, Cherries, Plums, Peaches, and Nectarines

www.cumminsnursery.com

 

[silver_yummies]

So, proper way to dispose of this nasty thing is?

 

[silver_yummies]

So, proper way to dispose of this nasty thing is?

As in, can I just cut it at the base and throw it 50 yards away in the woods? Or remove it from the land entirely and burn?

 

[homerj]

As in, can I just cut it at the base and throw it 50 yards away in the woods? Or remove it from the land entirely and burn?

Remove it entirely and burn

 

[g squared 23]

What I have done with my previously fireblight-prone pear trees was to cut out all of the dead stuff aggressively, leaving a healthy branch or two with plans to topwork to something resistant the following spring. I hate wasting an established healthy rootstock. But if you have other susceptible trees nearby, it might need to go.


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