Conference pear tree problem

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  1. geoff956

    geoff956 Gardener

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    I have a Conference pear tree which has bloomed beautifully this year and most are setting fine but several branch ends have suddenly gone black and died off.
    I would appreciate any advice as to what may have caused this and what my best course of action would be please. Picture attached. x.JPG
    Many thanks in advance.
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Thanks for the reply. If it is that, any idea what I should do about it?
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Its just a guess, its not something I know much about, I think if it is you have to prune out the affected branches.
    But I wouldn't be sure myself.
     
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    That's what I'm thinking but don't know to what extent it's likely to spread. Nothing to lose by cutting those bits out I suppose and keeping an eye on it.
    Thanks for your replies.
     
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      Sadly it does look like fireblight. The Defra link below gives some information but not really of much use to you. It also states towards the bottom that it's a notifiable disease.

      Fireblight Leaflet (defra.gov.uk)
       
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        Thank you for your reply which is obviously of concern, and having removed the affected parts
        I shall watch for any reoccurrence.
         
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