My pear tree is in the ground ... I still just make sure it doesn't dry out through the summer. It gets about a bucketful of water once or twice a week depending on how much rain we have and how dry the soil is.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove - your thoughts on my previous query re: the fruit dropping and how long it will persist? RHS seem to stipulate young trees are particularly susceptible. It doesn't mention pears though - only apples...
I have a self fertile pear (I forget which it is) and had AWFUL June drop until I planted a companion tree. Now far more of the fruit stays on, I think self fertilised fruit is statistically far more likely to drop off.
Dove - your thoughts on my previous query re: the fruit dropping and how long it will persist? RHS seem to stipulate young trees are particularly susceptible. It doesn't mention pears though - only apples...
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The info in these two links may be of help
https://www.kenmuir.co.uk/image/data/pdf/Fact Sheets/FRUIT DROP August 2016.pdf
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=340
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.