Concorde variety pear is said to be partly self-fertile, or it also cross-pollinates with Bartlett. 12 feet apart would work for spacing...
I guess it was a container-raised tree. The odd flowering probably has to do with how it was overwintered. As the days shorten and the temps...
Julie, Besides cherry fruit flies there are also plum curculios, which are "worms" in cherries. Both of these need to be monitored/controlled...
You need to give your location so people can give an appropriate response. I was thinking along the lines of making a house for some type of...
A minimum of 120 frost free days is needed to ripen a hop crop. The plant itself should tolerate wind, but it is the support system, which you...
I've done a dormant-season chip-bud several times, and sometimes they grow that year, sometimes they stay dormant for a year. I wonder if and how...
Those you mention are good -- alyssum attracts beneficials, white seed geraniums are anathema to japanese beetles, and marigolds deter harmful...
Whether it is self- or cross-pollinated doesn't affect the fruit quality, but it is the genetics of that particular tree that determines the...
Where is the damage? If at the base, then probably a rabbit. Is there any type of fencing around your yard or the tree? Can you post an image...
For a bearing fruit tree that you need to add fertilizer to, (for each tree,) start with 0.67 lb Calcium nitrate & 0.33 lb Potassium nitrate....
The Stella, which is self-fertile, is much, much too distantly related to provide suitable pollen to fertilize any pear ovules. Maybe your...
The Bartlett will only sparsely bear fruit without a pollenizer -- try Moonglow, Blake's Pride, or Ayers. Dwarf trees are sometimes available (on...
Various herbs are good in a rose garden, such as thyme, sage, and marjoram. Also consider the annual (north of zone 7) Salvia farinacea 'Victoria...
Now I read your post again and see you meant Ambrosia pear. I've looked at a few pages to familiarize myself with these two you mention....
