common pear

common pear · Pruning

common pear · Pyrus communis
Also known as: achras; choke pear; wild pear

Needs a deep, fertile, moist but well-drained, fairly neutral soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Will not thrive on very acid soils, shallow chalk soils or with shade for more than half the day. See pear cultivation

Watering: Moderate deep watering during dry periods, free drainage preferredSunlight: Full sunInformation to be completed

How to Prune common pear?

Thin fruit in late spring or early summer to improve size and quality. See fruit thinning. Regular pruning required; prune cordons and other restricted forms in summer and all trees in winter. Further pruning advice: pruning new pear trees, summer pear pruning, winter pear pruning, renovating pear trees, pruning established fans