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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:17 am
by Geoff
I have several pears so shouldn't have a problem (they are too young to tell) but I also have a large ornamental weeping pear that sets lots of little fruits, do they help the pollination like crab apples do?
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:21 pm
by Johnboy
Hi Geoff,
With regards the weeping pear; I have consulted the oracle and can find no mention of this assisting.
I have four huge Perry Pears in the orchard and these each have three varieties per tree by grafting and these are all unnamed but I am sure that they help because a few years ago I lost my Williams in the winter gales and didn't get around to replacing until the following year yet the Conference Trees all had a wonderful crop. I have other pears but said not to do the trick for Conference so it must have been the Perry Pears that obliged.
JB.