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bgengine
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Posted: Mon May 14th, 2007 11:07 am

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Hi,
I have a young pear tree in my garden. Over the last 2 years the tree has born fruit blossoms - but the blossoms / fruit quickly die and fall off. On some leaves there are large black spots / splotches which cuase the leaves to die or grow disfigured. On the Stem / branches there appear to be a disease of some sort. The growth beyond the diseased patch eventually stops and the stem dies. Any ideas what my problem is - what is causing it and how can I help the tree to recover ?
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Posted: Tue May 15th, 2007 03:27 am

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What growing Zone do you live in and does this tree need a propagator tree?

http://www.raintreenursery.com/pollination_pears_euro.htm

Sometimes fruit trees need a pollinator tree to produce fruitl.

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Last edited on Tue May 15th, 2007 03:38 am by backyardgardener

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Posted: Tue May 15th, 2007 10:11 am

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Hi,

Thanks for your response,

I live in the south of Ireland - my Pear tree is of the "Conference" variety - I don't know if it needs a propagator tree - how would I find this out. I am worred about the leaves and tems problesm - any ideas how I could identify the problem ?

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Posted: Fri May 25th, 2007 04:32 am

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Hi Bgengine,

Conference pear will sometimes produce pears without a cross pollinator, but I suspect yours will need a companion to give you fruit. You should find this helpful.
http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/Pollination_Guide_Pears.html

Here's some info on pear diseases so you can see if any of it fits what you see on your tree.
http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/Texlab/Fruit/fruit5.html#Pear
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0702/apple_scab.asp
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/problems_fruitveg.asp

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Last edited on Fri May 25th, 2007 04:40 am by Newt

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