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Beurre Hardy (EMLA) Pear tree

Owner: James

Location:  Westport, COUNTY MAYO, Ireland

Age:Planted in about 2018
Age of this tree:7 years
Soil:Slightly acidic 
Climate at this location:By the sea, can be wet and windy.
Pruning:Cropped well after aggressively pruning
Tree form:Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:Up to 6ft / 2m
Cropping:Medium crops
Growth:This tree grows fairly well here
Herbicides:Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:Organic treatments

Owner's comments

Took a few years to crop, responded well to aggressive pruning to produce next year. Crops well each year now.

Season records for this tree

  • 2023

    Spring blossom: 1 April
    Harvest: 4th week September  6kg / 13lbs
    Size: 3.0m / 10.0ft high   
    Canker: Not present
    Scab: Not present
    Mildew: Not present
    Fireblight: Not present
    Cedar-apple rust: Not present
    Woolly aphid: Not present
    Codling moth: Not present
    Plum fruit moth: Not present
    Silverleaf: Not present
    Fine crop again, large fruits, no issues with trees. Second tree grew well after aggressively pruning.