my peartree laden with flowers but not a single pear!

hallo,

conference pear M9 rootstock in a 15 inch tub for past three years, now about 5 foot tall --- happy bunny, loads of leaves --- last year i had one solitary pear so i thought if i pollinate by hand this time i will have more (there were loads of flowers) but not a single pear is on the horizon --- i have fed it in March woodash + NPK---

what am i doing wrong? someone out there must know

i have spoken to him as last chance next year or he is off to the compost heap....

suggestions appreciated, karaman

 

Maybe you need a pollinator, a different variety to cross pollenate it.

 

How old is it?

 

@karaman

There's your problem. Hes don't have a babies; Shes have babies.
More seriously pears do best with another pear around to pollinate them, though some varieties are better at self pollination than others. Like apples pears are split into groups, essentially based on flowering time. you need a pear from either the same pollination group or the group either side, this ensures that the flowering times overlap.
Conference are self fertile but will benefit from a compataible pear close by.
So either another pear in your garden, or encourage a neighbour to grow a pear.
Also you need insects to cart the pollen around, if you have cold or windy weather at flowering time you will get less fruit than if it is mild and calm.
Frosts at flowering time will also damage flowers kill off baby fruit
RHS advice on pears Pears: choosing cultivars / RHS Gardening

 

hallo,
sorry for late reply -- my pear is about 10 years old, i,ve had it for 5 years -- i think it needs an other pollinator nearby which i was not told about/did not know about -- so i think i will sell it to a gardening friend who has room for two trees in her garden & i shall opt for a self-pollinating apple