Pear tree problem

[BoPeep75]

I’ve been researching but getting different answers. What are your thoughts on my pear trees? Is it curable? All three pear trees look like this. They are about four or five years old. I garden organically and have several sprays I could use if I could properly identify whether this is blight or insects.

 

[oneeye]

Post a photo of the pear tree trunk going in the ground.

 

[Chuck]

Unfortunately it looks like a classic case of fire blight. I have seen many pear trees in Texas with fire blight and have observed many different methods of control. None have been long lasting.

 

[BoPeep75]

Oh no that’s what I was hoping to avoid. Other things are easier to get rid of.
My husband is out there now pruning pretty harshly. I’m going to go out and spray after it rains today. Thank you!

 

[BoPeep75]

Post a photo of the pear tree trunk going in the ground.

I will as soon as I get home. Thank you!

 

[Chuck]

Oh no that’s what I was hoping to avoid. Other things are easier to get rid of.
My husband is out there now pruning pretty harshly. I’m going to go out and spray after it rains today. Thank you!

I hate to say it, but you might be better served to destroy the tree and replace with resistant vrieties.

 

[BoPeep75]

Here are the three trunks, one of which has been scratched by cats previously

 

[BoPeep75]

I hate to say it, but you might be better served to destroy the tree and replace with resistant vrieties.

I’m going to go back and check because they’re actually three different varieties, but I believe all three of these said they were resistant. I am so annoyed. I have read that apple trees are more resistant than any pear tree, but we also have apple trees and now I am questioning these little spots on our apple trees. They don’t look quite the same. We’ve had a very wet spring so far.

 

[Chuck]

I’m going to go back and check because they’re actually three different varieties, but I believe all three of these said they were resistant. I am so annoyed. I have read that apple trees are more resistant than any pear tree, but we also have apple trees and now I am questioning these little spots on our apple trees. They don’t look quite the same. We’ve had a very wet spring so far.View attachment 108727View attachment 108728View attachment 108729View attachment 108730View attachment 108731

You can probably bet that if the limb tips are blackened, it is fireblight. I don't know much about apples because only certain varieties will grow in certain locations in Texas.