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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: supervegman on January 25, 2010, 19:55

Title: Conference pear
Post by: supervegman on January 25, 2010, 19:55

HI all i put ina bear root dwarf conference pear in october 2008, i have had leave last year but no fruit any ideas

Title: Re: Conference pear
Post by: Yorkie on January 25, 2010, 20:15

probably establishing roots last year.

They can do fruit or roots but not both when just getting established.

Title: Re: Conference pear
Post by: supervegman on January 25, 2010, 22:50

so what do i do then just feed it this year amd mulch

Title: Re: Conference pear
Post by: gillie on January 26, 2010, 08:47

Just mulch.  There is an expression "plant pears for your heirs" indicating how long it takes a pear tree to bear fruit - but it is not quite that bad!

Gillie

Title: Re: Conference pear
Post by: supervegman on January 26, 2010, 09:21

cheers your very kind!!