My Edible Fruit Trees: Pear Trees

cactus pear

dragon fruit pearl

Pollination: Self Pollination

Finger lime - Rainforest pearl (Grafted)

Comments: -

Just planted (Aug09)

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Finger lime - Rainforest pearl (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

This is a very prickly tree, and was flowering when I bought it a year ago, but they all fell off, but it is flowering again now.

Fruiting Months July, August, September

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: dynamic lifter and lucerne mulch.

Pest Control:

none so far.

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Finger lime - Rainforest pearl

Comments: -

My plant is struggling. Semi-deciduous?

Jan-2010 it did not make it through the very dry period before recent flooding rain, despite weekly watering. My conclusion is that the soil was too well drained and maybe not sufficiently rich in organic matter. Nearby ornamental natives are thriving.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Finger lime - Rainforest pearl

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Finger lime - Rainforest pearl

Comments: -

Many flowers, no fruit.

Finger Lime - Rainforest Pearl Dwarf (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - A dwarf grafted version of the Rainforest Pearl. Healthy, easy to grow, hasn't fruited yet - slow growing, but low maintenance. A native under-canopy fruit tree. Thorny and spindly but beautiful.

Height 0.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic lifter

mint spear

Growing: In the Ground

Nashi Pear

Nashi Pear - 20th Century (Grafted) ^6/10

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Nashi Pear - Shinsui (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Bought from Fruit Salad Tree Co.  Twin graft with Hosui Nashi.  Tip - Don't buy multi-grafted trees unless you need to.  Dwarfing Rootstock.

Height 3 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Hosui

Organic Status:Organic

Passionfruit - Black Pearl

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Pear (Grafted)

Planted: 2008

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Baby Face (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: -

I bought this fron the nursery this year as root stock and planted it in the ground staight away.  Mixed dirt with cow manure and compost.  North facing in full sun.  Seasoled it a month ago. So far it's doing well.

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pear - Beurre Bosc (Grafted)

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Beurre Bosc (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

3 way multi-graft.  Flower Power, Flemings.  Other grafts are William Bon Chretien and Packham.

Planted: 2003

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: William Bon Chretien, Packham

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Beurre Bosc (Grafted)

Comments: -

Double-grafted with a Williams pear.  They haven't flowered up till now, but the fruit spurs have developed nicely and they should be flowering this Spring.

Easy to care for, provided you keep the pear and cherry slug at bay [see pest Control, below].

Planted: 207

Height 2.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Williams

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Chook manure, compost, blood

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Pear and cherry slug - as per Stella Cherry - pyrethrum spray and squashing when larvae noticed, and it was sprayed with lime sulphur this winter (2009) to try to cut them off at the pass.

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Beurre Bosc

Comments: -

Espalier

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Pear - Beurre Bosc

Pear - Beurre Hardy (Grafted) ^8/10

Planted: 2016

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Duchesse d' Angouleme

Pear - Beurre Hardy

Pear - Bonza (Grafted)

Comments: -

also struggling in sweet potato patch

Planted: 2009

Height 1.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Pear - Buerre Bosc

Fruiting Months March

Pear - Buerre D\'Anjou

Fruiting Months April

Pear - Buerre Hardy

Fruiting Months March

Pear - Buerre Superfin

Fruiting Months March

Pear - Conference

Fruiting Months March and April