Take care when caring for the rock pear
While many garden plants forgive pruning errors relatively easily and incorrect interventions can be compensated for within a short time by newly grown shoots, it can be wrong with one cut rock pear It takes years for cutting errors to really grow back. Therefore, all cuts in the rock pear should be questioned for their necessity and meaningfulness. Basically, rock pears grow relatively moderately in one location in the first few years, so that a subtle cut should only be necessary after a few years. Under no circumstances should you massively shorten a rock pear that has turned out to be too large in the garden Shrub size cut back. The attractive crown shape of the full-grown, multi-stemmed rock pear results in a completely natural way, if as few interventions as possible within the framework of the care take place.
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- Plant a rock pear in your own garden
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- The growth of the rock pear
The difference between the tub culture and planted specimens
It is quite normal for a rock pear in the bucket shows a somewhat weaker growth than an im Garden soilplanted specimen. This fact can only be limited by the right substrate and by fertilization balance, as rock pears are not very demanding in this regard and should rather not be overfertilized. For the healthy growth of a rock pear, however, it is more important that it is as good as possible in front of you Mildew infestation is protected and cultivated in a suitable location with sufficient lighting conditions.
Help nature a little
Over time they will reach popular Rock pear varieties a height of several meters and form a typical funnel or umbrella shape on the crown. From the so-called Latching one speaks when certain side branches of a rock pear are deliberately removed in order to give the plant an adult-looking habit. However, different varieties can have different growth potentials when they grow in size:
- Copper rock pear: becomes about two to six meters high
- Common rock pear: becomes about one to four meters high
- Spiky rock pear: becomes about two to five meters high
Tips
To get a sufficient number of edible fruits To allow them to grow for themselves and for the bird world in the garden, you should also allow the rock pear in your garden to have a certain size.