A good knowledge of how pear trees grow and fruit, and how they differ from apple trees, is essential for managing a branchless multi-leader pear orchard. The branchless multi-leader tree is a good example of a controlled canopy with good distribution of sunlight. This poses new challenges for orchardists, hence the need for a manual that complements our popular manual: pear on Open Tatura.

This manual outlines how best to manage pear trees on Open Tatura, and get the outcomes in terms of fruit production.

Why train and prune young trees?
Because a young tree that is not pruned will become a shapeless tree; and a shapeless tree does not fill its space in the orchard and we cannot maximize light interception and light distribution.