Pear (variety tbc)
Pyrus communis (variety tbc)
Young, thin single-stem tree with a small cluster of glossy leaves at the top, supported by a thin cane. Grown in a large grey planter. Variety and rootstock tbc.
Bought as a grafted whip in a bundle and grown on. Rootstock tbc.
- Common name
- Pear (variety tbc)
- Section
- Fruit, veg & herbs
- Spot
- Patio
- Soil
- Compost with bark mulch
- Options
Patio pot · Plant out
Patio pot
A large-container pear if its rootstock is suitable.
Plant out
A fruiting garden tree or suitable trained form; rootstock and variety help determine the options.
- From
- An online plant retailer, Mar 2026
- Age
- About 2 years
- Next repot
- Review when established; no fixed repot date yet.
- Edible
- ✅ Yes: Pears, once it gets going.
- Hardy
- ✅ Fully
- Garden-centre price
- about £20
Care & updates
- What to expect
- Flowering and cropping depend on maturity, variety, pollination and growing conditions. First useful harvests may take several seasons. Flowers Apr–May.
- Feeding
- Every 28 days, Mar–Jul, with High-potash fruit feed
- Corrected
Turned out to be a pear, not an apple. Variety and rootstock tbc.
- Root care and repot
Lifted out of its previous pot with very little effort. Given some root care and repotted for overwintering. Hoping this will help it establish more strongly.
- Observation
Weak: thin stem with sparse foliage, some leaves reddening and dropping. Hoping a proper winter chill will help it bounce back next spring.
Root records (1)
View larger, with detailsRoot care and repotLifted out of its previous pot with very little effort. Given some root care and repotted for overwintering. Hoping this will help it establish more strongly.
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Dizzy spends the whole game hunting down fruit.
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