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[Deb Schneider <debs@yahoo.com>]

I have 3 pear trees all planted about 3 years ago.  One, a Comice is growing well...lots of leaves and new shoots every year and it has flowered twice.  15 feet away (same soil and conditions) ia a Ure pear that begrudgingly leafs out every year but does not seem to send out much in the way of shoots.  Third is a Warren pear (in a triangle 15 feet away)--same slow growth.  All are on Pyrus communis rootstock.

 

Because fireblight is a big problem in this area, I have resisted fertilizing these trees.  They get plenty of water, have an open, sunny location.  I have not mulched around them as they are planted in lawn.

 

Any suggestions on bringing on some better growth without promoting fireblight?

 

Thanks

 

deb (zone 5 or 6 depending on the map) in SE Ohio