Pear tree help.

**littleexperience** · 13-05-2010, 03:31 PM

im not far from you susie about 15 miles but im having the same problem my conference was about to flower then the flower buds just turned black and died and is just sitting there like a stick with no leaves or nothing but my other pear williams has flower buds but is not advancing any and is just sitting there for the past fortnight my only conclusion is it has been to cold for the past month or so and our trees have payed the price i do however expect when we finally get some heat they will start to grow normally

**susiewoosie** · 13-05-2010, 03:35 PM

Thanks Little I really hope so. Especially as I've just spent all my budget on lots of other fruit trees lol.

**solway cropper** · 13-05-2010, 09:37 PM

Strange, I'm not that much further south in Cumbria and my Conference has produced masses of blossom. Not sure if I'll get much fruit as there's not many insects about due to the cold.

**susiewoosie** · 14-05-2010, 09:00 AM

It is weird because my apple trees which are standing next to the pear have leaves on and lots of blossom.

**littleexperience** · 14-05-2010, 02:00 PM

pear trees are not as hardy as apples cherries or plums my 2 apple trees have plenty of leaves and are about to flower my cherry tree is flowering and my 2 plums have flowered and are doing great.this is not the first time i have had this problem out of 6-7 years of having these pear trees i have had this problem 2-3 times i will give them another year if it doesnt inprove i will replace them with more apples or plums

**susiewoosie** · 14-05-2010, 02:07 PM

Okay I shall leave them till next year and if it doesn't behave I will swap it for another type of fruit tree.

**WrexTheDragon** · 15-05-2010, 07:12 AM

I had the same with a plum in a container this year. The pears and cherries have done well with lots of flowers, some apples are in flower while one apple is only just starting to get the buds to swell, I would say about a month behind the others.

The plum started to produce leaves and flowers over two months ago, but before the buds fully opened they started to get a brown tinge to the buds and leaf tips. All the flowers turned brown and fell off after a month. The plum is not looking well and with the recent cold nights has not had any growth for the past few weeks. Most buds look healthy, so I have moved it to a warmer part of the garden.

The daffodils have only just finished and tulips are now in flower. It's been a funny year so far.

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