Apple/Pear Tree Management
Caring for Backyard Apple and Pear Trees - Resources for the Home Orchardist
For a printable brochure about the Unmanaged Apple and Pear Tree Outreach Program, click
here
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These two leaflets give general care guidelines; including pruning, fertility, and irrigation:
Apples and Pears: Calendar of Operations for Home Gardeners (#7258)
Codling Moth Adults
Calendar of Operations for Backyard Pear Trees in Lake County
For information on how to manage individual pests - provided you know which pest you are dealing with - download free “Pest Notes” from the UC Integrated Pest Management (UCIPM) web site: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PDF/PESTNOTES/index.html
The following web pages will help you identify specific pests. Click on the name of the pest to view photos:
Pear Psylla
Codling Moth damage Inside Fruit
The following free publications also include management guidelines specifically for the home orchardist:
Codling Moth (# 7412)
San Jose Scale Damage
More extensive information written primarily for larger scale and commercial growers can also provide useful information for serious home gardeners:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.pears.html
Blister Mite Damage
The following books can be purchased from the Lake County UCCE office, 883 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport, CA 95453; 707-263-6838, celake@ucdavis.edu:
Integrated Pest Management for Apples and Pears, 2nd edition (# 3340, $25.00)
Home Orchard: Growing your own Deciduous Fruit and Nut trees (# 3485, $18.75)
Tree Fruit Pest Identification and Monitoring Cards (flashcards; # 3426, $11.25)