How to grow Pear tree

Pear tree grow and care – tree of the genus Pyrus also known as Pear, Pear tree perennial deciduous plant, grow for the edible fruits but also can grow as bonsai tree, grow in temperate, mediterranean or subtropical climate and grow in hardiness zone 4-10, different varieties in different hardiness zone and in hardiness zone 10b possible to grow some varieties with the right care.

Leaves green light to dark in oval shape.

Flower color white, the flowers grow in clusters connected to small stems.

Pear tree edible fruits

Fruit shape mostly pear shape but some of them have round shape, size of the fruit can be 3-16 cm, color of the fruit mostly yellow or white, the peel can be green, yellow, brown or red sometimes more than one color

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How to grow Pear tree growing and care:

Chilling hours or cool winter (depend on the cultivars), if the tree attack in the beginning of the winter need to collect all the leaves and the fruit from the ground, cut all the infected branches

What is the best way to start growing:
Plant, seeds, vegetative reproduction

Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
Yes it’s not hard to start by seeds but better grafted tree that can ensure the quality of the fruits like: size, taste (sweet to tasteless), juicy fruits

Difficulties or problems when growing:
Very sensitive to pests and disease

Planting season:
Winter to spring and possible in summer but less recommend, when planting bare roots winter to early spring after this it might die

How to plant:
When start in bare root important to cut part of the roots and the tree above the grafting, put organic matter, humus, dead leaves and mix it with the soil

Pests and diseases:
Aphids, Borer, mite

Pruning season:
End of the autumn to beginning of the winter, but if there isn’t a lot of fruits better after the fruits season

How to prune:
Prune the week branches and dead, crossing branch, in order to get bigger fruits better to reduce the buds in order to get bigger fruits, old stems, reduce the amount of branches and need to take care that all the fruits will get enough light

Size of the plant:
3-15 m, 10-45 feet

Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing / Slow growing

Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water

Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade

Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No

Growing is also possible in a planter, flowerpot, containers:
Yes, in containers need to keep the plants small but better to use grafted dwarf cultivar, start with pot that will be 20-50% more than the root ball, bigger the plant smaller the percentage, every time that the tree arrive to full capacity need to switch to bigger until arrives to desirable size, better to use this method because the soil lose the viability over time and it’s efficient of care for the tree, when the plant big need to switch part of the soil, drainage it’s important and need to make holes and to use peat soil and maybe some lava grit in the bottom or something like that, put a bottom for the container and when water the plant let it fill the bottom but also need to dry in the same day.

Blooming information

Bloom season?
Spring

General information about the flower:
White flowers in the size 1-2.5 cm

Pollination is done by:
Bees

Edible Fruit

Fruit harvest season:
Summer / Autumn

Fruits pests or diseases:
Birds, fruit fly

What can be done with big quantities of Pear tree fruit?
Eaten raw, baked, cake, juice and more

Work requirements on the fruit:
Cover the tree with net or protect the fruit against fruit fly

How long does it take to bear fruit?
3-4 years

Scientific name:

Pyrus

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Categories

Blooming Seasons
  • Spring flowers
Edible Parts
  • Edible Fruit
Culinary uses
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Dried fruit
  • Eaten raw
  • Fruit
  • Ice pop & Ice cream plants
  • Jams
  • Juice
Flower colors
  • White flower
Climate
  • Mediterranean Climate
  • Subtropics Climate
  • Temperate Climate
Harvest Season
  • Autumn Harvest
  • Summer Harvest
Plant growing speed
  • Average growing plants
Plant life-form
  • Deciduous
  • Perennial plant
  • Tree
Plant Uses
  • Bonsai
  • Edible plants
  • Ornamental plants
Planting Season
  • Spring Planting
  • Summer planting
  • Winter planting
Plants sun exposure
  • Full sun Plants
Watering plants
  • Big amount of water
  • Regularly water
Hardiness zone
  • Hardiness zone 10
  • Hardiness zone 4
  • Hardiness zone 5
  • Hardiness zone 6
  • Hardiness zone 7
  • Hardiness zone 8
  • Hardiness zone 9