Pear trees

Enhance your garden with beautiful pear trees that bear delicious fruits. Explore top varieties and learn how to care for and grow pear trees in your own backyard.
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The pear season is over and there are always lessons to come out of it. Words: Jenny Somervell The last of the pears are picked. The surplus has been stored, packed in preserving jars or given away to friends. This is the time we reflect on what could be done better for next year’s crop. Each year we learn more and summer 2018 was a challenge. We live in Oxford, 55km north-west of Christchurch and the continuous, searing, mid-30°C days was a test for our orchard. The stone fruit succumbed…

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Roberta Morley