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GreenGardenGuy1. (2013, April 28). Spring pest control for apples and pears. YouTube. Retrieved July 2, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF2B5ePyguU

Maczuga, T., & *, N. (n.d.). Home. Cloud Mountain Farm Center & Nursery. Retrieved July 2, 2022, from https://www.cloudmountainfarmcenter.org/european-pear-harvests/

YouTube. (2020, May 24). Apple and Pear Tree Pest Control. YouTube. Retrieved July 2, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUisXqui9n0

YouTube. (2020, August 16). How to harvest pears? - pears harvesting & pears farming - pears agriculture technology. YouTube. Retrieved July 2, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZvaE1m-3vI&feature=emb_title

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Below are additional videos and resources pertaining to the management of the European Pear. The videos include information on pest management and harvesting.

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The pear has continued to grow and has entered principle growth stage 7, code 77 as the fruit has reached 70% growth.

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The pear has grown a significant about the past several weeks. The fruit has become very large and appears to be about 60% grown. Putting it in stage 7, code 76 of development.

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This video goal into more detail on how to know when the European Pear specifically is ripe and ready to be harvested (Maczuga, n.d.).

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We’ve posted before about timing harvest of pears and apples, how to tell when they are ripe, when to pick, and how to store. As summer ends and fall begins, we are ramping up the harvest of pears and apples at Cloud Mountain.

Every year, we are asked how to tell if pears are ready to pick. European pears ripen from the core out to the skin, and if you wait until the pears are yellow and slightly soft to touch, they are rotten and overripe at the core. How to tell?

Clues to look for:

Have a couple of pears dropped? Probably time to test by picking a couple.

Has the skin color shifted from really green towards yellow?

Can you lift a pear and have the stem cleanly break from the spur? Time to pick!

Early ripening European pears, including Ubileen, Red Clapps, Bartlett, are probably ready now, if not past. If you have one of these varieties, go out and check it! Rescue and Orcas will probably be ripe in a soon- look at them now so you don’t miss the harvest window.

All of these early pears are great for eating, canning, drying, and preserves. They will only store a couple of weeks in refrigeration.

One of our favorite pear preserves recipe:

Ginger-Pear Preserves

9 cups peeled, cubed pears (about 2 ½ lbs)
2 thinly sliced, seeded lemons
6 cups sugar
1/3 cup chopped fresh ginger

Combine pears, lemons, ginger and sugar and let stand in refrigerator at least 12 hours or
overnight. The next day, bring the mixture to a boil, uncovered, over high heat. Reduce
heat and simmer until thick (1 to 1 ½ hours), stirring occasionally. Ladle into sterilized
jars, seal, and process 10 minutes in a boiling water bath. Makes 6-8 8 oz. jars.

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European Pear Harvesting | Cloud Mountain Farm Center & Nursery

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We’ve posted before about timing harvest of pears and apples, how to tell when they are ripe, when to pick, and how to store. As summer ends and fall begins, we are ramping up the harvest of pears and apples at Cloud Mountain.

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This video demonstrates how to properly harvest pears (How to harvest pears? - pears harvesting & pears farming - pears agriculture technology 2020).

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How To Harvest Pears? - Pears Harvesting & Pears Farming - Pears Agriculture Technology

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This video demonstrates pest management techniques for pears and apples. It discusses various pests and how to manage them individually. The video warns against using certain forms of pest management when bees are around because some forms are toxic to bees. The various methods used in this video include bags, oils, and spinosad (GreenGardenGuy1, 2013).

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Spring Pest Control for Apples and Pears

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This video shows a form of pest management for apples and pears. It shows how to protect your fruit against moths through bagging (Apple and Pear Tree Pest Control 2020).

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Fruit is still in stage 72. There has not been a second fruit fall. The pears have grown significantly but are still not about half the size of the final product.

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The crop has entered the next stage of growth. Stage 72. You can see the green surrounding the sepal as it begins to die off.

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May 10th 2022: The pear is still in stage 71. The sepals are still attached to the fruit and have not begun to fall.

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Today, was the start of my project. I selected my pear tree and took several photos of the entire tree, as well as the pear flowering. The tree is in stage 71. Principle growth stage 7. The fruit is starting to fall.

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For this project I chose to study the common pear. The latin name in Pyrus Communis and is a pear commonly found in Europe.