Help - troublesome pear tree

gregg.b.bartonxFtWMNw- · June 2021

2 years ago I purchased three trees - all bare root. A Pear, an Apple and a Plum.

Apple and plum are going great-guns, but the pear has hardly grown and I suspect this is due to the problem it has now had for 2 years. Due to work, life and other bits getting in the way I hadn't dealt with it... but now it is looking quite sorry for itself yet again.

So, I have 2 questions...

1. How do I stop the tree getting this annual disease? And what is it? By August all the leaves will have gone black and fallen off. It is very destructive, whatever it is.

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2. I thought I had purchased a dwarf tree, but I am not sure I have looking at the plant passport !- could anyone offer advice on likely height of this tree (as it is very close to the side of the house, but clearly still only about 80cam tall!) - would be good to know, if it ever does grow!

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Thank you for your help.

GBB

BobTheGardener · June 2021

Welcome GBB. The orange spots look like the first stage of Pear Rust and there's not a lot you can do about it, unfortunately (other than remove any Junipers you may have):

https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=236

The size will be controlled by the rootstock it will have been grafted on to. See if you can find that information.

Chris Bowers' site has some useful info:

https://www.chrisbowers.co.uk/article/pear-trees-rootstocks-planting/

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