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Beurre Hardy (EMLA) Pear tree

Owner: Dorothy

Location:  Peterborough, United Kingdom

Age:Planted in about 1800
Age of this tree:224 years
Rootstock:wild pear that has large spines and very small hard fruit
Soil:Sandy loam 
Climate at this location:rather hot dry summers, low overal rainfall
Tree form:Standard
Height:Taller than 15ft / 4m
Cropping:Heavy crops
Growth:This tree grows easily here
Herbicides:Un-treated
Pesticides:Not sure
Local pests:canker & serious rust on leaves

Owner's comments

Excellent cropper We got about 600kg from the tree about 7 years ago(!) Tree probably planted when house built in 1892 or shortly after. Huge girth -just measured at 2.51m