suckers on a pear tree

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blackThumbz Santa Rosa, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 20, 2009

do we cut the suckers off or do we leave them alone?





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oldude New Iberia, LA Jun 20, 2009

Suckers will just pull resources from the tree. If they are coming up below ground just remove a little dirt and push downward to snap them off. Your tree will benefit from their removal.
Oldude

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blackThumbz Santa Rosa, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 20, 2009

actually they are coming up on the branches of the tree - should I just cut them off?

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oldude New Iberia, LA Jun 20, 2009

Sorry, but I always call those water sprouts but you are right they are also suckers and they should go. Here are instructions.
Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Oldude

http://www.crawfordconservation.com/assets/pdf/PruningandTrainingAppleandPearTrees.pdf

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blackThumbz Santa Rosa, CA(Zone 9b) Jun 20, 2009

thanks for the info and the link.

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