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Help save my pear tree

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Clue1ess · 25/07/2022 01:05

My pear tree is not looking very happy this year. The pears seem to stick to the leaves with brown stuff.
any idea what this could be and can the pears be saved?
Is my pear tree diseased and doomed forever?
thanks

Help save my pear tree
Help save my pear tree
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Pr1mr0se · 25/07/2022 02:12

This might be scab fungus. It is treatable. Since the inoculum lives in the diseased plant material, cleaning up dropped leaves in fall can help prevent the spread. Removing infected plant materials can also have some benefit. The fruit is often widely infected in storage. Be very careful to get rid of any fruit that exhibits even the tiniest lesion. If even one gets into a storage crate, the rest of the harvest could get infected. Sanitation and good hygienic practices are the only offerings for pear scab control without spraying. Controlling Pear Scab with Sprays Fungicide sprays need to be applied two to five times during the fruiting season, depending upon where the tree is growing. The most important spray is done just as the flowers become pink, so something to consider for next year. Then every 10 to 14 days by successive spraying to eradicate all the spores. Lime sulfur sprays applied at the delayed dormant season (usually around February to the middle of March) can help prevent spores from activating. A combination of chemical and natural methods is the best method of controlling pear scab in regions with warm, wet weather during flowering and fruiting.

Read more at Gardening Know How: Pear Scab Control: How To Treat Pear Scab Symptoms www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/pear/how-to-treat-pear-scab.htm

Clue1ess · 25/07/2022 21:05

Thank you. Sounds like I have a job for next year

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