As a decorative garden plant with edible fruits, the pear is generally relatively undemanding. It thrives on almost any type of soil, although a certain adaptation of the soil can have a positive effect on the growth of the service fruit.

The service pear is quite undemanding when it comes to the garden soil

An easy-care and uncomplicated plant variety

The different varieties of the pear are all comparatively uncomplicated in terms of care. Therefore, there is actually no type of garden soil on which the service pear would not thrive at all. While the bushy and tree-like growing service pear can often be found in nature on the sunny edges of deciduous forests, the plants certainly live up to their name and can also be used for greening and erosion control on slopes. The benefit of the service pears is that they can usually survive longer periods of drought without any watering.

The optimal soil for the service pear

Rock pear usually grows just as well on a sandy-loamy subsoil as in normal garden soil, as long as the location is as sunny to half-shady as possible. For optimal growth, it is a good idea to enrich extremely poor soil with nutrients by adding compost that has been deposited during planting. Even with extremely sandy soils, you should possibly help a little and by adding some peat at the same time ensure improved water storage capacity and a slightly acidic soil in the root area of the service pear. Despite the great adaptability of the service pear, it never hurts to dig the planting hole a little larger than necessary and then fill it with as loose a layer of soil as possible, especially with very dense soil substrate. In this way, the pear can better “take hold” with its roots in the new location.

The pear in the pot

Because of its particularly decorative autumn colors, the pear is also a popular choice as a container plant on the balcony or terrace. However, you should be aware that these plants can reach a quite impressive size within a few years. With regard to the soil conditions, you should consider the following factors when cultivating the service pear in a pot:

  • Ideally, mix the substrate yourself from garden soil, sand, peat and compost
  • Prevent waterlogging through holes in the pot
  • water only in extreme heat and drought or under cover

Rock pear trees in pots should also be fertilized occasionally, as the nutrients in a small pot are quickly used up due to rapid growth.

tips

A service pear can be planted in the garden around the trunk with bulb flowers or decorative grasses. When planting, however, note that the service pear itself spreads its roots relatively shallowly below the surface of the earth.

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