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- Q.Water Loving Fruit Trees - We have land that has standing water from a spring. the water is about 2" deep in spots. Is it ...
- Q.Can An Asian Pear Become Ornamental? - We have some pear and apple trees and a few years after planting our goats got to them. I cut ...
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Anonymous on
June 1, 2021Q.Water Loving Fruit Trees
We have land that has standing water from a spring. the water is about 2" deep in spots. Is it true that pear trees will absorb and do well in this situation. Also which pear is best. The soil is partly clay and soil, in eastern washington state, specifically Cheney wa. I would like to plant trees to reduce the water problem and if there are fruit trees that will do well and reduce the problem, we will do that. The area is about 10,000 to 15,000 square feet of a 40,000 square foot lot.
Answered by
GKH_Susan on
June 7, 2021
Certified ExpertA.The Asian pear trees will do well in moist soil. This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/fegen/fruit-trees-in-wet-conditions.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/pear/how-to-grow-an-asian-pear-tree.htmYour local extension group will have an idea about the best variety to purchase.
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- Asked by
Perlman9 on
July 9, 2021
43026Q.Can An Asian Pear Become Ornamental?
We have some pear and apple trees and a few years after planting our goats got to them. I cut them to the ground and all have come back nicely with Bosc pears and apples coming in but our Asian pears look more like Bradford, very small in clusters. Is that just an immature Asian pear or can they become Ornamental?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 9, 2021
Certified ExpertA.You have cut off the scion. They are grafted to faster rootstock, which is usually a wild version, or commercial rootstock. These will not fruit, or produce very low quality fruit. Any significant injury to a grafted tree will cause a loss in the top scion. Depending on how much the goats took, the top can recover from some damage. But cutting to the ground will mean that only the grafted rootstock will come back.
This article will explain, further:
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Perlman9 on
July 9, 2021A.Can I cut back and graft in Asian pears again or can the trunk be too big for that?
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Perlman9 on
July 9, 2021A.Drats. I will try to remove these pears and get some more Asians. Thanks for the response!!
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Perlman9 on
July 9, 2021
43026Q.Grafting An Asian Pear
I was just informed after I cut our Asian pear tree to the ground after our goats got to it that I guy out the graft. Can I cut back down to the ground and regraft Asian pears again? Can the trunk be too big for that? If I can, should I graft a larger tree or a few smaller grafts and have a few trunks?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 12, 2021
Certified ExpertA.The tree will need to be dug out, and replanted with a new one. Grafting is done with seedlings and young saplings. If you do take this project on yourself, make sure that you have several trees, since most grafts tend to fail. It is important that you do not make this attempt if you only have one cutting, or one root stock. You will need many so that you can be sure that one will take.
These articles will help you should you want to make this attempt:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/grafting/rootstock-information.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/grafting/what-is-a-scion.htm
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