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Pear tree problem

JohnnypJohnnyp Posts: 71
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Hi all ,just a quick question about my pear tree .The tree bloomed very well and there were lots of small pears about 10 cm in diameter ,but within the space of 2-3 weeks all of them apart from 2 have dropped off !! Please any ideas on what could have caused this ,the two that are left on are near the very top whether that's anything to do with it ?? Thanks in advance 😀 

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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Hi Johnny, this is called the June drop, when the tree literally gets rid of too many fruits it knows it can't sustain, but it usually leaves many more than two in my experience. It maybe that the peculiar weather this year is to blame - you might have had a late frost after the blossom so the pears weren't viable?
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • JohnnypJohnnyp Posts: 71
    Thanks Lizzie ,I stay up here in the north east of Scotland and there was a few cold nights about 4/5 weeks ago so it could well have been that .Bit disappointing when you lose most of the fruit but hopefully better luck next year . Many thanks for your reply 😃
  • nikkidenham1965nikkidenham1965 Posts: 6

    My sister in law has just moved into a new house and has a pear tree laden with small pears but it is covered in black spot. What causes the black and how does she get rid of it?
  • JohnnypJohnnyp Posts: 71
    Im not sure if this would be the same type of black spot roses get but at least you still have pears on the tree , a quick Google might get some answers ? 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I don't suppose it's bugs of any sort, but I don't know that for sure, and I don't think it's a virus, but I don't know that for sure either.

    It's probably something fungal, and there are no treatments available in the UK to treat fungal infections of edibles as far as I know, and you don't want to be spraying something like Rose Clear on something you're going to eat as it will be absorbed into the fruit.
    The usual advice is to pick up any fallen leaves and dispose of them in the waste and not on the compost. Look after the tree - make sure no weeds around the trunk, give it a feed and a mulch in spring and water if needed. 
    A tree in good health is much more able to fight off problems than a weak one.
    And keep your fingers crossed for next year :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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