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Steals terrorist's lunch
Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Reno, Nevada, USA
Posts: 1,299
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Hi YarisSedan,
Though they both bear fruit the orange tree does so on new growth while the pear tree does so on old growth. What this means is that the orange tree needs little to no pruning (though with some selective pruning you can greatly increase its yield), but the pear tree requires annual pruning in order to continue to bear fruit properly. The best time to prune them is in spring, after the chance of frost has passed but it has not yet begun to leaf out. Since it's never been pruned before your first round will be more aggressive than usual, using a ladder and large pruning shears and a hacksaw to cut off the ends of branches, or even entire branches, from top to bottom and all the way around, in order to trim the tree back to the older, thicker growth. Within the older, thicker areas prune out any dead branches and use "pruning paint" over any open "wounds" in order to keep a fungus know as "fireblight" out of it. That will help it out greatly, and making it part of your springtime routine will ensure plenty of pears for decades to come.
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