Get the most out of your future pear tree by training your young pear tree using certain techniques (use chapters to navigate).
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There is nothing like getting a new fruit tree to add to your home or backyard orchard, but knowing what you need to do to care for it can be daunting. This is why learning to train your your young pear tree is so important! Get the basic of training correct and your pear tree will gives you bountiful harvests for years to come. Skip the training of your pear tree and you will spend more time pruning to achieve the shape you require and potentially less fruit - neither of which are an ideal situation.
The most important aspect of training your pear trees once they arrive is to work on the positioning of branches. Pear trees are apically dominant which meant they want to grow higher and higher. If they are left to their own devices the branches of pear trees will grow high and very close to the trunk. This creates issues down the line when you want to structure your pear tree as branches that are near parallel to the trunk are weak and can easily split the trunk. This can be a tree killer and is best rectified using training when the tree is still young.
String, fabric, or twine, is by far the most effective training material as they are all very gentle on the growing and think bark of young pear trees. There are many other methods that are discussed in this video, but using string gives you a few different options when it comes to branch angles and branch placement. All the other training options don't allow for the repositioning of branches at the same time as establishing the branch angle.
Then, to ensure your pear tree is the strongest it can be when it is at full maturity it is best to train the branches in the 45 to 60 degree angle to the trunk. Anything more, or less, than those angles create issues in that the branches will become weak under the weight of a fully laden branch. If the angle is too high it may split the trunk. If the angle is too open the branch may snap under the weight of all the fruit.
Setting your pear tree up for future success is all about training and creating a strong foundation on which to start corrective and structural pruning. If pear trees are correctly trained at a young age then structural pruning is significantly easier and a lot more effective. This means a bigger, stronger, healthier tree that bears more fruit at a younger age - something that is well worth the little bit of extra effort that is needed to train these young pear trees.
Video chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:09 - How do pear trees grow?
03:34 - Training vs structural pruning
08:05 - The importance of training
10:22 - Timing: When to train young pear trees
12:24 - Ways to train your pear tree
16:25 - How to train a young pear tree
18:05 - Conclusion
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