Pruning a Multi Variety Pear Tree

In this video we will be discussing some of the problems that you may encounter with multi-variety pear trees. When pruning it is important to make sure each variety is equally balanced. This requires heavy pruning of the south and west sides of the tree and light pruning on the north and east sides. This heavy pruning will force the tree to grow an excessive amount of water sprouts which will shade out the fruiting spurs on the interior of the canopy.
Pears like to grow upright so it is important to consider pruning your trees to a central leader. Multi-variety trees take more work and have a small yield. If you want more fruit, plant multiple single variety trees. This tree only produces bartlett pears, the other varieties seldomly produce or produce small amounts.

[@james2592OldLeatherSmith]

OLD Leather Smith here, very nice, thank you, I purchased mine @ only 3" high now it's 8' high. I am guessing you prune in the fall when it's dormant. Thanks 4 your video. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️🥎🙃

[@fruitpruningchannel]

@@james2592OldLeatherSmith I try to prune everything in the late winter and early spring. Sometimes I start early and I have enough pruning that I end up finishing late in the spring.

[@james2592OldLeatherSmith]

@@fruitpruningchannel thank you just what I required. GOD'S BLESSINGS ✝️🥎🙃

[@RachelRamey]

What is the central leader on a multi-variety tree? Is it the rootstock? One of the varieties?

[@fruitpruningchannel]

A multi variety tree will be composed of rootstock, a scion (which I refer to as the mother tree) and several other varieties grafted to the mother tree. The mother tree is one of the varieties.

[@RachelRamey]

@@fruitpruningchannel Thank you!

[@MultiEldridge]

Does late summer pruning make any difference, or does it still just come back as though it had been pruned while dormant?

[@fruitpruningchannel]

Yes! A summer pruning will help have fewer water sprouts.