Need advice on a Williams Pear Tree
It is bearing fruit but all the fruit seems to be rotting as it's growing (I know it hardly makes sense!!)
The pears have brown spots on them and literally rot overnight, the tree is one big wasp feast!!
I can't get near it to harvest the couple of remaining pears!
Is it a fungus and if so how do I treat it???
I have no idea how old it is but I'm assuming it might be over 20 years old.
Thank you for taking time to read this and any advice would be much appreciated.
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Permalink Reply by Martha Hill on -
I am making pear preserves now !! Not sure what variety ours is ,,, it is very old !! But if yours are the hard fall variety , most all will do that !! If the pears get an injury of any kind they develope the brown spots and drop off or an insect bite !! Sometimes just too much rain will cause it !! Some years are worse than others !! I would advise you to pick earlier if they are of large enough size as the trees vary from area to area when they are ready !! Most of ours are baseball to softball size !! If you are waiting for them to get soft enough to eat as fresh pears,, you will be waiting a long time because they will never do that !! Most fall pears are preserving types and you cannot even boil them long enough to be tender !!
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Permalink Reply by Martha Hill on
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One other thing,,, if you just leave the wasps alone they will not bother you !! They are usually too busy eating !! I have a bunch eating the ones that have fallen off mine as well as butterflies !!
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