What is left of the large centennial pear tree is its stump, trunk and a few pips. Should we have preserved this tree of the Curé pear cultivar in the interests of agriculture?
Du grand poirier centenaire, il reste la souche, le tronc et quelques pépins. Fallait-il sauvegarder cet arbre de la variété Curé dans l’intérêt de l’agriculture ?
It will come as a surprise to many, who believe Aurillac is France’s coldest city, that peaches actually grow here. I visited Claude’s garden on 8 August, where he has been cultivating this fruit for almost half a century.
As we are in the most active part of the winter pruning season for apple and pear trees in France, we look at an example of bad pruning and its consequences, in particular the growth of unfruitful ‘watershoots’.
How can a garden be taken care of when its owners are away on a summer holiday? Here are a few words on a question which will require further investigation.
The ‘Croqueurs de Pommes du Cantal’1 is a charity that lists and protects local fruit cultivars; its members exchange scions to graft new trees. I put myself to the test: would I be able to participate and provide scions from our trees?
In September I attempted to stop hornets from eating our pears… with pebbles. The improvised solution worked rather well, without damaging the pears.
It is a good idea to put sheep in an orchard to graze and fertilize. Be aware that they love pears though.
Yesterday we attended the last arboriculture workshop by « Les Croqueurs de Pommes du Cantal » before the summer break. An opportunity to celebrate summer and a fruitful training season with a picnic.
Removing excess fruit from apple and pear trees allows for a more consistent production, bigger and better fruit. It is carried out by gardeners who wish to intervene beyond the tree’s natural ways of doing it, and should be done on younger trees. 
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