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[Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

Thanks, I didn't know that about Seckle. It's growing nicely, it was
such a little tree when I planted it. It's one of my favorites, so I
keep a close eye on it. The one fruit is still there. I'm hoping it
doesn't drop. It's would be a nice little reward for all the orchard
work.

Rob - Va


>
> Rob, fyi the seckle pear is one that should ripen on the tree. Pears are
> usually picked before they ripen but not the seckle. In our area they are
> ripe usually in late August and attain a nice russet blush, so I'd imagine
> they'd ripen at near the same time for you. As your tree grows and sets
> fruit, you'll find multiples of spurs on the limbs. It's common to find a
> group of 3-5+ pears together, we try to prune back to no more than 3 pears
> per bunch, some years we don't get this done after pruning water sprouts.
> Last year the deer discovered our tree and got most of ours, so we are going
> to be on-duty this year to protect our seckle pear tree!
>
> Lisa