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  • 07-06-2009 9:58pm
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    Degsy
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    I have a pear tree these last 5 years that has yet to yield a single pear and i'm getting pissed off.
    My first instinct is to pull the tree completley but i have a ver nice Cox's Pippin apple tree that fruits very heavily.
    My question is this..is it possible to graft scions from the apple tree onto the pear tree and get apples?


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    dardevle
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    Degsy wrote: »
    I have a pear tree these last 5 years that has yet to yield a single pear and i'm getting pissed off.
    My first instinct is to pull the tree completley but i have a ver nice Cox's Pippin apple tree that fruits very heavily.
    My question is this..is it possible to graft scions from the apple tree onto the pear tree and get apples?
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    how old is the pear tree?



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    Degsy
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    dardevle wrote: »
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    how old is the pear tree?



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    I have it 5 years and the rootstock is probably much older


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    dardevle
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    Degsy wrote: »
    I have it 5 years and the rootstock is probably much older
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    you won't see fruit on a pear tree until its 5-6 years old(lifespan of 100 years+)and even then only a couple of fruits if your lucky,having said that its been fairly poor yields as far as pear trees go for the last few years.


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    it is possible to graft an apple to a pear tree but whither you can do it successfully is another ?.


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    The Sweeper
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    Do you get blossoms, but no fruit, or just no blossoms?

    As far as I know, pear trees need a pollinator, so you'll need a second pear tree to pollinate your existing tree.

    Edit: conference pears are self-pollinating, but apparently even they will crop better with another conference pear nearby.

    Finally, bees won't be as attracted to your pear tree when you have a Cox's Pippin near it (apple blossom far more attractive than pear blossom), so you may have to get in yourself with a paintbrush, once you get a second tree and blossoms on both of them...


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