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Rotary Park in Maysville, taken this morning. These aren't pears, but rather another type of fruit tree, maybe flowering cherry? Maybe crab apple? The honey bees were loving these.
Bradford pear trees are genetically altered ornamental fruit trees. Other than good to look at they are useless. I had one, but, it is gone after just a few years.
Bradford pear trees are genetically altered ornamental fruit trees. Other than good to look at they are useless. I had one, but, it is gone after just a few years.
We had them lining our driveway at our previous home about a decade ago. The former owner put them in a few years before selling and they were pretty until a late ice storm hit when seven of them literally split down the middle from the top to the roots and an additional five uprooted. We took the rest out after it was explained to us how unstable they were.
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We had them lining our driveway at our previous home about a decade ago. The former owner put them in a few years before selling and they were pretty until a late ice storm hit when seven of them literally split down the middle from the top to the roots and an additional five uprooted. We took the rest out after it was explained to us how unstable they were.
I said they were genetically altered but, that may or may not be true, they may be grafted, if that's true that could be why they split so bad. I know of someone that has several and, they all have been radically cut back several times to the point that I thought they had killed them...maybe that's the answer but, a lot of maintenance.
anyone have any hummers yet? I see on the map they are close.....
Nope ain't seen no hummers yet. I got to find a new spot for my feeders...it seem the ants has found them as well. I had them hanging on the porch, that won't work this year.
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