Chanticleer Pear Tree Leaf'd Out - Summer 2019
The last time we checked in on this large caliper Chanticleer Flowering Pear tree that is planted close to our front driveway was last Fall when it was totally off-cycle. It flowered in early November . But, I took that (oddly-timed) indicator as a potential sign of progress. Looking back at this same tree in June of last year, I think that this year the tree is healthier. It isn't perfect as there are still plenty of thin spots and some dead tips. But, look at the photo from last year . The leaves are a different color. Darker green. Seemingly more healthy, right? The culprit was the clay bowl that this tree was planted in and how it was drowning the tree. At least...that's what I *think* was happening. I dug out part of the tree on the low-side of the planting bowl and then used a post-hole digger to dig through the clay layer to make a kind-of drainage spot so the water had a place to run. After I did this ...