SOIL |
Prefers well drained fertile soil. |
PLANTING SITE |
Sunny and sheltered is best. Plant 4-5m apart from other trees. |
WATERING |
Water well during the early stages, during long dry periods and when the fruit is developing. |
CLIMATE |
Pears are best in areas with cool to cold Winters and mild Summers. |
PESTS & DISEASES |
Pears are best with a preventative spray program. At a minimum a winter oil and copper application, followed in Spring at bud movement by another copper spray repeated ten days later. |
PLANTING IDEAS |
Pears are spectacular specimen trees for their ornamental value, especially in Spring and Autumn. Pears are the best fruit trees for formal espalier. |
FRUIT |
Varieties range in ripening time from mid Summer to early Autumn. |
POLLINATION |
See pollination chart. Need to plant at least one pollinating variety to ensure good fruit production. |
TREE SIZE |
Height up to 5-6m. |
RECOMMENDED PRUNING SYSTEM |
Modified central leader.
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PEAR POLLINATION GUIDE
Pollinator
VARIETY |
Beurre Bosc |
Doyenne du Comice |
Packham’s Triumph |
Precoce Morettini |
Seckel |
Taylors Gold |
Willaim bon Cretien |
Winter Cole |
Winter Nelis |
Nashi Hosui |
Nashi Nijiseiki |
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Nashi Hosui |
Self fertile |
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