Fire blight resistant asian pears
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11 years ago
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Fire Blight on Asian Pear
Comments (9)I'm going to give you the counter opinion to copingwithclay. I had to seriously cut out fireblight two years running in my Hosui when it was small and it went on to survive girdling by goats. It it currently loaded with fine fruit. I've cut back Nijiseiki to just above the graft twice and it recovered (though I had to be really patient). Both of these, like the majority of Asian pears, are considered fireblight susceptible. I chopped the top out of my YaLi due to FB even though it is supposedly fireblight resistant. Shinko is also supposed to be resistant but it's not much for taste (for me at least). Most of my other Asian pears are considered susceptible though they have not gotten infected. Bottom line is that in my limited experience, most, if not all, of the Asian pears worth having are potentially susceptible and I would definitiely try to save them before getting rid of them. The recommended spray to prevent FB is streptomycin which is available from some of the mail order places. I have used it but I don't have enough experience to say how well it works in general. Close monitoring with quick pruning is my recommendation....See MoreFire Blight on Pears.....again !!!!
Comments (3)Can you tell us what are the varieties of your pears? Asian or Euro? CAR come from both cedar and juniper. They are everywhere. Wet spring is good for spreading. We have a dry spring here in New England so not much CAR this year....See MoreAsian Pear and Fire Blight
Comments (0)Hi folks. Can anyone tell me if this tree has fireblight? It has some of the symptoms like blackened stem and leaves. But it doesn't show others that I read, like the leaves staying on the stem and curling into 'shepherd's crook'. The leaves have actually fallen off. And so far I haven't seen any oozing or any clear cankers. I am considering to just chop it down for fear of it spreading to other plants. Thank you very much....See MoreIs this fire blight? Shingo (shinko) Asian pear---Northern VA
Comments (3)Yeah, I thought the leaves would be going to but last year I had some fire blight on a 20th century and it took the whole tree down so I wanted to try to be more proactive this time. Last time I cut off the infected parts (but maybe by only an inch), and it seemed to have no effect. It slowly just spread all the way down to the root stock and eventually the whole tree was dead. I like your suggestion. I will keep a close eye on it and if it gets any worse or the leaves start to turn I will take it off. When I planted it I cut it pretty short to encourage low scaffolding. Cutting off this section would take probably half of the new growth off (which ideally I'd prefer not to do), but if it gets worse I'll take it off as you suggest....See Morealexander3_gw
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