How to propagate a pear with green cuttings and other methods in summer and spring

Growing a pear in a garden plot, gardeners come to the conclusion that the tree needs to be propagated. All these activities can be bypassed if you buy a separate seedling, but it is expensive. There is an alternative option - getting a fruit tree at home. Is it possible to propagate a pear and how to do it?

Methods of propagation of pears

You can get a new seedling or several at once in the following ways:

• seed;
• vegetative.

The first method is easy enough. As a rule, problems appear at further stages of tree growth. The yield of pears obtained by this method is very low.

Vegetative method - pear propagation by branches and cuttings. Vegetative propagation is most popular among professional and amateur gardeners. Combines ease of use, fast tree growth and good yields.

In recent years, two more breeding methods have been widely practiced - by air layering and root growth.

Green cuttings

Today, gardeners no longer wonder whether it is possible to grow a pear in this way. The technology was originally known exclusively to agronomists working in the field of agriculture. Now summer residents are actively using the method. People make green branch cuttings and process them with a mixture to speed up growth.

The best varieties for cuttings

Most popular:

• Lada;
• Memory Zhegalov;
• Muscovite;
• Autumn Yakovleva.

Pear varieties are great for propagation by cuttings.

How to prepare cuttings

First you need to choose the appropriate instances. First of all, pay attention to the top of the shoot, it should be greenish. The lower part is coarsened and covered with bark. The branches of the tree are beginning to leaf out, except for a few upper buds.

When preparing planting material, the following conditions are observed:

1. Sprout cutting is carried out early in the morning, before the sun has risen. At this time, they are filled with moisture.
2. Cutting is performed in the direction from the bottom up (towards the kidney). Cutting angle - 45°.
3. The cutting knife is chosen sharp. If necessary, it is sharpened. The sharper the knife, the easier the tree will endure the procedure.

Before cutting the sprout, the knife must be disinfected. Thanks to this, infection of the tree can be avoided. The wound left on the tree after the cut is treated with clay.

Planting and rooting

The preparation of the seat in summer and spring is the same. For seedlings, a box 30-40 cm high is selected. The third part of the volume is filled with a nutrient substrate. Then comes the sand, always calcined.

Selected cuttings are planted to a depth of 1.5 cm. Excessive immersion causes rotting. In the spring, the box is covered with a film in order to create greenhouse conditions. Leaves on the sprouts should not come into contact with the leaves of the neighboring cutting. Direct contact with glass or film is not allowed.

Air layering

Suitable if the pear does not have root shoots.A two-year-old branch is found on a young tree and bent to the soil, substituting a box of earth under it. With the help of a wire or a soft cable, the branch is attached to the box so that part of the bark is in the soil. After some time, the cuttings germinate into the ground, forming a root system. When the seedling gets stronger, it can be planted from the mother tree. It is easy to grow a pear with air layering. The sprout takes root in a new place without any problems.

Seed propagation

You can grow a pear in another way - by planting seeds in the soil. To do this, a person has to go through the following stages:

1. A container with fertile soil is being prepared.
2. Seeds of the pear variety you like are placed in a box.
3. As soon as the seedling that has appeared grows up, it is transplanted into a larger container than the previous one. The procedure is repeated 2 more times.
4. After that, the young seedling should be planted in a permanent place.

The selected landing technology has disadvantages. Gardeners who have tried the method note poor seedling growth. A young tree does not bear fruit for a long time. If pears appear on a tree, they differ in taste and shape.

Vegetative propagation

This method involves the use of cuttings, which, after cutting, are grafted onto a fruit tree. With the help of vegetative propagation, the onset of fruiting is accelerated. The harvest that the pear gives has an original taste. But not everything is as simple as it seems. The garden plot should have a tree ready for grafting cuttings.

If there is none, you will have to start preparing the basis for vaccination. Getting another variety from a branch that has been grafted onto a tree is possible, but it will take a lot of effort.

Reproduction by root shoots

Fruit trees have the ability to form small shoots from the roots. Seedlings appear at the base of the trunk. Few people know that sprouts can be dug up and transplanted to another place. The seedlings have their own root system and take root well.

This method is good because the person is not required to plant individual sprouts or sow seeds to get a young tree. The mother tree will take care of that. All that is required of a person is to dig up a seedling. The young culture is growing very fast. If you provide it with proper care, fertilize and water regularly, it will eventually turn into an adult tree that will produce a full crop. In the future, this pear will become suitable for reproduction.

Proper care of planted seedlings and cuttings

A person chose the pear breeding method, having done all the stages of the procedure, and the seedling grows poorly or does not develop at all.Gardeners often face this situation. There may be several reasons for this phenomenon. The first is the use of low-quality planting material, the second is the failure to follow the rules for caring for a young tree.

Pear is a whimsical plant that needs constant care. Important measures consist of a mass of procedures that form a care complex:

1. Water.
2. Elimination of weeds in the area near the trunk circle.
3. Mulching soil.
4. Fertilization.
5. Treatment against pests.
6. Regular pruning.
7. Preventive measures.
8. Treatment of diseases.
9. Cleaning up fallen leaves with further burning.
10. Insulation for the winter.

Each procedure has a time limit. If you do not neglect the rules and do everything right, in 5-8 years the seedling will turn into an adult tree. Fruiting depends on the quality of care.

Spring

As soon as the threat of late frost has passed, the insulation is removed from the tree. The trunk circle is loosened, saturating the soil with fertilizers. Branches are recommended to be cut before the start of sap flow. Pear needs preventive treatment so that pests and diseases do not affect growth and fruiting ability.

Summer

During the hottest time of the year, watering is at the forefront of care. The pear should not need moisture. Too frequent watering leads to rotting of the roots, so it is better to stick to the "golden mean". To prevent thickening of the crown, pruning is carried out.

Autumn

Procedures carried out in the spring are repeated in the autumn. The tree needs sanitary pruning, top dressing and prevention from pests. Whitewashing of the trunk is also added to the care measures. The second half of the last autumn month is a great time to prepare the tree for winter.

Regarding watering

In the first year after planting a seedling in a new place, watering is carried out every week. In the future, the frequency is reduced to 1 time in 2 weeks. If the summer turned out to be especially hot, the young tree should be watered much more often. After moistening, the soil is loosened, thus ensuring the flow of oxygen to the root system. At the end, mulching is carried out. The ground around the pear trunk should not dry out and become covered with a crust.

Conclusion

After planting a pear in a permanent place, it may not show signs of development.If this is observed within 1-1.5 years, the seedling is dug up and another specimen is planted. To get a seedling, several sprouts are planted at once. Pear is a fruit tree intended for reproduction in various ways. Fulfilling the conditions of each method will give a positive result. Soon a person will rejoice at ripe, sweet, fragrant and juicy pears.

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