No Fruit on Your Fruit Tree?
Sunday February 22, 2009
Few gardening disappointments are as great as not getting any fruit on your fruit trees. I wish there was one easy solution, but there are several factors that can cause your fruit trees and berry bushes to either not set any fruit or devastate you by starting to set fruit and dropping it before it matures. The plant's age, pruning, sun exposure and vigor all factor in. Unfortunately, by the time you notice there's nothing there, it's too late to do anything about it. So start planning now, to enjoy the fruits of your labor.
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By now I would say, there´s not much you can do about it beside proper pruning and planting several varieties. There seem to be Apple years, plum years, pear years… Actually, more sensitive fruit trees like peaches or apricots can be better off in a less protected place - if they flower too early in spring tempted by more sunshine they are prone to get hit by late frost.
The reason I never get to pick and eat my pears is that one day - always before the pears are ripe - the squirrels take EVERY PEAR off the trees and hide them.
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My Bartlett pear tree is always loaded with pears, but they are inedible. They are hard as a rock. Is there a specific time that they are picked? And why are they so hard?
Thank you, sincerely, Kleon Mimis
Most pears ripen, but don’t soften on the trees. If you leave them on too long, they just get mealy.
You should pick Bartlett pears when they reach mature size, but before they start falling off the tree on their own. They’ll probably still be green,so it’s a little hard to judge for sure. But if you slightly twist the pear and the stem snaps, it’s time. If you have to really tug at it, it can probably use a couple more days.
They’ll still be hard, but about 4-5 days at room temperature, 65 to 75 degrees F., should soften them up to perfection.