How should pear tree seeds be selected? What are the seedling raising methods?

Pears are generally sweet and juicy, and many friends surely like to eat them. There are many varieties, so if you want to grow pears to eat, you can first learn about the characteristics and advantages of each variety. So how should the seeds of pear trees be selected? What are the seedling raising methods? Friends who want to know should quickly read on!

1. How should pear tree seeds be selected?

1. There are many types and varieties of pear trees in our country. Because their places of origin differ, their adaptability to climate and soil varies greatly. You can select excellent local varieties and some high-quality varieties introduced from Japan and South Korea for cultivation, and in recent years there are also some new varieties bred domestically that are suitable for southern cultivation available for selection.

2. In addition, according to transportation conditions and market needs, early, mid-season and late-maturing varieties should be reasonably matched, which can both extend the supply period and meet consumer demand, and also adjust labor and transportation. Urban industrial and mining areas and areas with convenient transportation should mainly grow early and mid-season varieties, while remote mountainous areas or areas with inconvenient transportation should mainly grow late-maturing varieties.

3. The selection of varieties should also consider whether their economic traits meet production requirements. For example, if the purpose is processing and canning, it is advisable to choose varieties with dense flesh, aroma, and suitability for processing and canning, such as Bartlett, Qiufu, and Comice.

4. If the purpose is to meet foreign trade needs, it is best to choose varieties with early maturity, thin skin, fine flesh, crisp texture, abundant juice, sweet taste, as well as attractive fruit shape, yellow-green skin, and relatively good storage and transportation tolerance, such as Cuiguan, Xizilv, Huali No. 2, and Hosui.

2. What are the seedling raising methods for pear tree seeds?

1. Sand storage method

We generally use the sand storage method to treat pear tree seedling seeds. Soak the pear tree seeds in water, wash them thoroughly, mix them and place them in a sunny, wind-sheltered spot, with plastic film spread underneath, cover with about 5 cm of wet sand, and then cover with another layer of plastic film. After one winter of low-temperature treatment, they can be sown once properly treated.

2. Site selection

The site for pear tree seedling raising should be chosen as open ground that is wind-sheltered and sunny, with good sunlight and a slight slope. If it is a plot with an overly high groundwater level, drainage work should be done well. Places with relatively steep slopes are not suitable for use as nurseries.

3. Watering

When planting pear trees, pay attention to choosing a place with water resources. Seed germination and cutting rooting and sprouting all require keeping the soil moist. During the seedling growth period, the root system is relatively shallow and drought tolerance is weak, so timely irrigation is needed to promote healthy seedling growth.

3. Tree species that should not be planted around pear trees

1. Do not plant pine trees

Because the spores of pine trees drifting with the wind into orchards in spring and summer will seriously harm fruit trees, especially pear trees, which suffer the most serious damage. Pine spores can cause yellow spots and dense bristles on pear leaves and fruit, and make the fruit deformed, seriously reducing the fruit-setting rate and lowering yield and quality. Therefore, various pine trees should not be planted around orchards where pear trees are grown.

2. Do not plant cypress trees

Cypress trees and pear trees cannot coexist in the same place, because pear rust (also called red star disease), the main disease of pear trees, harms the new shoots, petioles, leaves, fruit stalks, and young fruit of pear trees, causing fruit branches to shrink, fruit deformation, rot, and fruit drop; while cypress trees, especially Dragon Juniper and Chinese Juniper, are the overwintering sites of the pear rust pathogen. When the warm spring season arrives, the overwintering pathogen will blow back onto the pear trees with the wind and continue to reproduce and harm the pear trees.

3. Do not plant Paulownia

Because many fruit trees, whether seedlings, young trees, or mature fruit trees, are susceptible to violet root rot. After fruit trees are infected, the leaves turn yellow and dry up, and even the whole plant dies. Paulownia, however, is the overwintering site of the violet root rot pathogen.

The above is all the content that the editor wants to share with you today. If some friends also want to grow pear trees, you can refer to some of the seed selection methods above, and also refer to the corresponding seedling raising methods. I hope this article can be helpful to everyone.

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