Poor Tree

[Nyboy]

This year was my first with a Asian Pear. I had never grown one before, so I went to a upscale nursery and bought a nice healthy tree. I planted in the new orchard, where it did very well. Last weekend when I checked it was Covered in small pears. Today when I checked it was almost half way eaten away. My fault I never did anything to protect from deer. Next to pear was a sour cherry that died, ( I have killed somewhere in teens of cherries), was hoping sour would break death cycle. I told my nephew to dig up cherry, I cursed a little about the deer damage, then walked to another part of garden. Hour later I passed the wheel barrow that was sitting , the dead cherry and Asian pear where in cart. When I stopped cursing my nephew said he thought I wanted them both out. I told him trees can recover from deer damage . Not sure now very stressed tree then uprooted. He replanted it but I don't have much hope.

 

[Smart Red]

One of my favorite poems "HELPING" by one of my "just for fun" favorite poets, Shel Silverstein ends with: "some kind of help is the kind of help that helping's all about and some kind of help is the kind of help we all can do without."

That nephew of yours just might be the wrong kind of helper.

 

[Nyboy]

He does get points for tiring.

 

[thistlebloom]

Replant it and give it a dose of Superthrive. We've discussed ST around here before and I think the consensus may have been that it's snake oil, but one thing that it has been proven to do is facilitate more rapid root growth, or regrowth, which I think in your trees case would be what's needed.

Then get yourself some decent deer repellent NYboy!

 

[Nyboy]

I have it, just got to find bottles both superthrieve and deer off !!

 

[thistlebloom]

Well, there ya go then!

 

[Nyboy]