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pest or other problem with pear tree leaves #874646
Asked June 25, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT
Benton County Oregon
Expert Response
Eliminating either host is the only practical cultural control. If the pear is the important plant, remove all junipers from a 1,000-ft radius. There are no chemical controls for the home gardener.
I hope that you find this information useful and as always Happy Gardening.
Hi Kevin,
Thanks so much. How interesting.
I am not aware of any junipers nearby. I live in residential Corvallis and cant rule it out.
As for things under my control, I read online that I should discard any dropped fruit and discard the infected leaves when they fall. Anything I should do?
An additional interesting twist – the tree is a graft of 4 varieties of Asian pear from Shonnards. I have noticed the rust on only 2 of the 4 varieties.
David
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