lakngolf
Well-Known Member
Do you think there is a problem of "Wet Feet"?
Of the pear trees that I grew from seed and planted in Jan 2013 this is, by far, the best looking tree. It has a great shape, ever increasing trunk size, but does not offer to put on blooms like its fellow tree in second picture. The trees, planted on the same day, are less than 50 yards apart. Why does the big tree not bloom?
The major difference is the non-bloomer is close to a ditch and an area I once built a dam to collect water for the trees. That area now holds water and becomes quite soggy. No doubt the tree is close enough that its roots are in moist ground this time of the year. Here is a picture of the water hole after I began to open it a bit.
I worked a bit with the tractor and "Made the Ditch Great Again".
Do you think this will give the big tree a little more incentive to bloom next year?
Of the pear trees that I grew from seed and planted in Jan 2013 this is, by far, the best looking tree. It has a great shape, ever increasing trunk size, but does not offer to put on blooms like its fellow tree in second picture. The trees, planted on the same day, are less than 50 yards apart. Why does the big tree not bloom?
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The major difference is the non-bloomer is close to a ditch and an area I once built a dam to collect water for the trees. That area now holds water and becomes quite soggy. No doubt the tree is close enough that its roots are in moist ground this time of the year. Here is a picture of the water hole after I began to open it a bit.
![3c6T86e.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3c6T86e.jpg&hash=5f4b65fe2e14874acd40b47de7eea704)
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I worked a bit with the tractor and "Made the Ditch Great Again".
![pN1nCgP.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FpN1nCgP.jpg&hash=a70428bc74cd80af3f64c587ac6cb758)
Do you think this will give the big tree a little more incentive to bloom next year?