Why Are My Pears On My Pear Tree Only The Size Of A Grape

Hi I bought a 3 different pear bare root fruit cocktail tree 10 years ago. It has started to grow pears over the last 3 years. They only reach the size of a grape, so last winter I took off 5 ft off the top and thinned out all the branches. Well most of the branches grew all out still the same small grape size fruit. I used 16 16 16 fertilizer before spring since I live in northern Mississippi and 10 10 10 during the growing season. What am I not doing right.

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 10/06/2022 @ 10:46 am

It could be that the top graft has died, and the rootstock has taken over. Many times, the callery pear root is used. This wild pear rarely exceeds the size of a grape.

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Unfortunately, a reverted specimen cannot be brought back without doing some grafting of your own.

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