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I planted a bunch of trees ( Wal mart specials) when I first moved
here, 10 years ago,  and all but one died. It never produced anything.
This year, we have about 10 little apples on it, green ones at that.

Umm, what next. I am sure some of the myriad species of insects we
have will lay waste to it, but it would be nice to see it make it
through the fall. What's the best low cost, non- human killing thing
to put on them?

Tim,
Unprepared orchardist
On May 7, 2009, at 1:07 PM, Robert Walton wrote:

> 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
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