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Sburdo Registered: 1334627697 Posts: 165	1395498453 I purchased an Hollybrook Orchard espaliered apple tree, pic attached, It has three tiers with two different types of apples per tier. They also had an Asian Pear espaliered tree. This had three tiers but only one type of Asian Pear per tier, I walked around and saw a stand alone tree of the same type as one of the tiers. It said it needed a "like" pollinator. I asked an employee if the espaliered tree had a "like" pollinator on each tier. They unfortunately did not know. Can anyone please let me know if different types of Asian pears can cross pollinate? I apologize that this is not a fig thread but I did see that some members grow Asian pears. Thanks, I appreciate it.
Chateauguay_Pino Registered: 1393477334 Posts: 134	1395502835 I can't help you with advice on this one but i had to comment on how nice that is.
ascpete Registered: 1336096379 Posts: 1,942	1395506287 Steve, Hollybrook Orchards website... http://036820a.netsolhost.com/fruits.html I almost purchased a similar Hollybrook Espaliered Apple 2 years ago until I learned that the rootstock would not work for my application in-ground in my Zone due to its shallow roots [QUOTE] http://036820a.netsolhost.com/pears.html, Pear Pollination Most pears require pollination by another pear to produce fruit. Kieffer is the one pear which is truly self-pollinating. Almost all other combinations of two pears will do the trick. The only exception is that Bartlett and Seckel cannot pollinate each other, but they can pollinate almost all other pears. So if you plant both of those, you will still need another pear to pollinate each of them. To have successful pollination, the pear blossoms must be open at about the same time. While the pollen is compatible between Asian and European pears, the bloom time is often not overlapping. Generally, Asian pears are early bloomers and European pears are mid-season bloomers. To be on the safe side, we recommend that Asian pears be used to pollinate each other. And we recommend that European pears be used to pollinate each other. [/QUOTE]
Sburdo Registered: 1334627697 Posts: 165	1395506612 Doug and Pete, Thanks for the info. I did a bit of reading since posting. It sounds as if they graft to get around the needing two trees problem. Sounds as if I found an excuse to head back to the nursery. Hope I come home with only an Asian Pear tree.
jdsfrance Registered: 1376988473 Posts: 2,591	1395564889 Hi sburdo, I think it all starts with you knowing what you bought . What is the exact asian pear variety that you bought ? Some are self pollinating so you wouldn't need to worry about ...
javajunkie Registered: 1362970391 Posts: 1,523	1395570764 What a fun tree to have. I would love to see it leafed out if you could post later pics? JD, He didn't buy the Asian Pears yet, he's asking first. Also, they are grafting different varieties like a frankenfig.
Sburdo Registered: 1334627697 Posts: 165	1395578836 JD, You are correct. I had asked here prior to purchasing. Trying to take a bit of short cut and leverage some expertise. I looked up the varieties and know what I am getting into. Tami, Thanks. I will send pictures when the tree buds out. Steve