My pear tree didn't blossom this year?
By totty1969
@totty1969 (1468)
United States
May 28, 2007 9:56am CST
I went to Lowes Fall before last and bought a pear tree. The tree blossomed last spring. But this year there were no blossoms. I fertilized it last fall. The rain was very little this last Fall, I do believe that could be the majority factor. I'm not sure. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong. I have a picture of how it looked last Spring.
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@DarlingGirl (745)
• United States
28 May 07
Failing to break dormancy (not blossoming) is prevalent if the tree has a Boron deficiency.
Please see this PDF file, which shows all the possible reasons why a fruit tree (and in particular, pear trees) might fail to blossom, have weird fruit, or weird leaves.
Check it out! (You'll need Adobe Acrobat to view this file.)
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/pnw0121e/pnw0121e.pdf
I hope this helps you.
@totty1969 (1468)
• United States
29 May 07
Thank you, I will check it out. Thank you for your response.
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