Ontario Fruit Explorers

["Burt Dunn" <helbert@idirect.com>]

Good morning Joe

Thanks for the pear info- just what I need. Am printing it out for my plant ledger

Yes, you can have as many scions of Moonglow and Conference as you want. Advise when, how long, etc and I can cut & take them to your daughter's the day  you are going there. Or if convenient you can come here on your way to your daughters and I would watch you cut them as I have never cut for scions before. This way we could have a visit with Amgad and yourself.

I plan on dropping off a package at your home sometime in the next 4 weeks- will contact you in advance to be sure the day will be OK for you.

Moonglow, Conference and Anjou all planted Apr 1983. Moonglow always the earliest and the best eating. Conference always has a lesser crop (although it looks good this year) while Anjou have never given us any fruit until this year then- surprise- blossoms in the spring, then 2 or 3 pears thereon.                        Cheers                          Bert

 

 

Bert Dunn  Box 352   Schomberg   L0G 1T0   zone 4b/5a   905 880 4453
http://littlefatwino.com/bertslist.html
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----- Original Message -----

From: Joe Boles

To: Ontario Fruit Explorers

Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 9:22 PM

Subject: Re: [OFEX] Moonglow Pear

Burt:

I thin pears when they are the size of a 50¢ piece to about 8" apart. Below is some info I Googled which should be helpful. If you could spare some scion wood or bud wood sometime I would appreciate it.

Pear trees grown under favorable conditions will overbear, resulting in small fruit and broken limbs. Removing excess fruit ensures satisfactory development of color, shape and size of pears remaining on the tree. Failure to remove excess fruit decreases formation of flower buds for the following year and causes trees to produce a good crop every other year. Over cropped trees are also subject to serious limb breakage problems.

The earlier thinning is completed, the more effective it is in achieving desired results. Midsummer thinning improves fruit size, but it does not aid formation of next year's flower buds which are initiated during the spring and summer following full bloom. Thin fruit before this period.

Remove fruit by hand. Leave one pear per cluster and space the clusters approximately every 6 inches. Start at one end of a branch and systemically remove fruit. To remove fruit without damaging other pears on the spur, hold the stem between the thumb and forefinger and push the fruit from the stem with the other fingers. This method removes the pears but leaves the stem attached to the spur.

 

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