Pear Tree Diseased

chestermikeb1980 · September 2014

Hi

My parents have an old pair tree (about 30+ years old) and over the last several years many of the fruits have simply rotted away before they ripen. This year its happened to about 40% of the fruits and so I though I'd ask on this forum if anyone would offer advice about what may be causing it and what if anything can be done.

I've added a few pictures to help diagnose the issue.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated

Dovefromabove · September 2014

Perhaps you're leaving them on the tree for too long - pears don't ripen on the tree - they need to be picked while they are still quite firm, and then allowed to ripen. http://www.fruitexpert.co.uk/whentoharvestfruit.html

We had a similar question a while back http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/fruit-andamp-veg/conference-pears/79508.html

Pear Tree Diseased

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