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Just got and planted my Christmas gift from work yesterday. A dwarf pear tree, can't wait for spring to plant lavender, rosemary, strawberry and other flowers around it. But the rest of the garden is still a bit messy
Very nice!
Is hard to tell from the picture but it's not buried too deep, is it? Even on young trees there's a root flare that should be on the soil line
I can't stress enough how important this comment is. Improper planting won't kill it immediately, but will cause failure to thrive and the tree can eventually decline/die.
I've been slowly learning things like this as I've been planting. Just trying to share the wisdom!
Another thing I learned is that you shouldn't prune stone fruit trees (peach, plum, etc) until late winter/early spring because it makes them susceptible to disease. I believe it's fine to prune pomme fruit trees (apple, pear) whenever though because they always have flowing sap (or something like that)
Thanks
I just checked. It's still on the same level as it was in the pot. Guessing that's okay?
I would pull the dirt a away from the trunk until you find the main flair. Alternately, you can plant the whole thing a bit proud (eg sticking out of the hole some).
Often times trees bought in containers have been potted too deep and/or have girdled roots.
Thanks! I did just pull a bit more dirt away from the trunk
No problem! Ideally, the root flair would be the highest point in the surrounding area. If it's a low point it will fill in eventually. Thankfully, you're starting in a raised bed so it shouldn't be too hard to remove a bit more dirt if you need to.
The cutest photobomber with a tennis ball.
Is it supposed to be decorative or provide fruit?
The tree should provide some fruit. The flowers and herbs I want to plant around it are more decorative and for the bees.
Just a little spot that I enjoy seeing and will hopefully give some fruit.
Iirc pears can be a bit fidgetty because there needs to be a compatible tree in the neighborhood so you get it pollinated. I don't know how much of a problem it is in practice.
It's a self pollinating variety, but if a other tree is nearby it will have more fruits. My old neighbours had 1 appel tree and 1 pear tree that where also self pollinating. They had fruit almost every year.
I'm also looking to get a appel tree and self pollinating is one of the things it needs to be. I have room for only 2 small trees and rather have 2 different fruits then 1 but more. But as I understand self pollinating variety work but if there is a compatible species nearby you get more fruits. But I will see how much fruit it will produce if any.
Very nice! I have a dwarf pear I planted in my front yard. When it blossoms, it’s very beautiful. It’s my favorite plant in I own (I have a lot). If you are too late to eat the pear or just not interested, bury the pear in dirt and you will have another one in a year. I have the original and 3 babies in 2 years.
Does it only produce a single pear per season?
Mine is still quite small. It produced 2 pears the first season and only 1 the second season. I think the number will go up as it gets bigger. But it had 100s of blossoms both years, so it could be a pollination issue.
Will it have enough space for it’s roots?
It's a dwarf variety that in theory can even grow in a large pot. Here it got a raised bed of 100 by 80 cm and it can even grow in the native soil.
The raised bed is placed on tilled soil/grass, with cardboard on top. So I'm thinking it will be alright, but I'm not some kind of garden master.