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Lime pergola

dene126
2 years ago
I love your natural pergola and am trying to do one here in Minnesota and have elected to use hardy pear trees. I am curious about the height of the trees in this photo and if you would have any advice that you would care to share as I just planted mine this past autumn.
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    Claudia De Yong Garden Design
    2 years ago

    https://www.houzz.com/user/dene126 thank you for your question and how lovely that you have planted some of these umbrella style pear trees. The final height of the trees can be around 5 metres with a spread of 4 metres. I think from memory as they were already quite well eatablished, they were around nearly 4 metres. These were plums and as such tend to drop when ripe and obvioulsy can attract insects so be mindful of this if sitting under in the summer months. Pears tend to be slower growers but will also need good support in the beginning and treat as you would a normal fruiting tree throughout the year.

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  • dene126
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    2 years ago

    Claudia, Thank you so much for the additional information! I'm looking forward to our three weeks holiday to England this May to visit a number of RHS gardens ending with the Chelsea Flower Show!