Fire Blight? (growing, apple trees, squirrel, nursery)
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Look for pear varieties resistant to fire blight. Bartlett pretty well guaranteed to get blight. Kieffer immune, you never see blight on a Kieffer. Kieffer more a canning pear though I dont mind its crispiness for eating. Its just not what people expect when they bite into a pear. But there are other softer pears more like Bartlett that are blight resistant. You just have to look for them.
Looks like it to me....early stage. Pears are highly susceptible. About all you can do is cut it out and hope for the best...Fire Blight
Regards
Gemstone1
I did exactly what you suggested, cutting out leaves and branches that was infected. Will keep an eye on it to see if it gets any worse. Worse case I'll have to remove the tree.
I did exactly what you suggested, cutting out leaves and branches that was infected. Will keep an eye on it to see if it gets any worse. Worse case I'll have to remove the tree.
Thanks.
I ended up taking out my small little orchard with five large apple trees and four pear trees. Your supposed to soak your shears in bleach between cutting off limbs. But I watch squirrels run up and down these trees and I figured I did not stand a chance. It wasn't just the squirrels; my trees were to big to prune off the blight.
It has now been two years since I removed them and I am thinking that it might be a good time to start replanting some of the disease resistant varieties. I did not want to replant right away in the soil that might still be contaminated.
I ended up taking out my small little orchard with five large apple trees and four pear trees. Your supposed to soak your shears in bleach between cutting off limbs. But I watch squirrels run up and down these trees and I figured I did not stand a chance. It wasn't just the squirrels; my trees were to big to prune off the blight.
It has now been two years since I removed them and I am thinking that it might be a good time to start replanting some of the disease resistant varieties. I did not want to replant right away in the soil that might still be contaminated.
Good luck to you and keep an eye on them!
Thanks! Sorry to hear about your 9 trees!
After some research, I don't think what I have is fire blight but another fungal disease called "Fabraea leaf spot". It is a fungus infection and the remedy is the same, removing infected leaves & branches, but it does not appear as serious as fire blight. One possible cause is that when I water the tree, I like to soak everything down including the leaves. The wetness on the leaves may increase the spread of fungus.
Anyway, I will be keeping a close-eye on it. Keeping my fingers crossed
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