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We had a very cold, rainy spring, and that affected the pollination
of some fruits. I think apples were largely unaffected, but pears
bloom earlier, and may have suffered more. My Dad's pear tree didn't
bear at all this year.
Cheers,
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
At 06:55 AM 25/10/2013, you wrote:
>My friend's sister near Chester is blaming the lack of pears on her
>trees on a Spring visit by some Orioles. She believes they were
>feeding on the blossoms.
>
>Does this sound like a plausible explanation for the lack of fruit?
>
>Nancy
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<font size=3>We had a very cold, rainy spring, and that affected the
pollination of some fruits. I think apples were largely unaffected,
but pears bloom earlier, and may have suffered more. My Dad's pear
tree didn't bear at all this year.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Cheers,<br>
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<x-tab> </x-tab>Patricia
L. Chalmers<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>Halifax<br>
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At 06:55 AM 25/10/2013, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">My friend's sister near Chester
is blaming the lack of pears on her trees on a Spring visit by some
Orioles. She believes they were feeding on the blossoms.<br><br>
Does this sound like a plausible explanation for the lack of
fruit?<br><br>
Nancy</font></blockquote></body>
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