Abstract:
When you establish a new pear orchard, the proper choice of rootstock is as important as the choice of variety and site. This is true because the rootstock is involved in determining two key factors: your variety’s
susceptibility to several serious diseases, and your tree’s performance
in your climate and on your orchard site. The principal diseases of pear
trees that are related to rootstocks are fire blight, pear decline, and
Pseudomonas bacterial blight.
