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News: The pear tree begins to grow again (Le poirier repousse – English version, updated)

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Root offsprings of the 150 year old pear tree felled on 11 March are sprouting.

 

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News: Le poirier repousse !

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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De nombreux rejets apparaissent sur la souche du poirier de 150 ans abattu le 11 mars.

 

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The 150 year old pear tree and local agriculture (Le poirier de 150 ans et l’agriculture locale, English version)

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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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?

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Le poirier de 150 ans et l’agriculture locale

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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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 ?

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Le poirier de cent cinquante ans (The 150 year-old pear tree – French version)

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Dans la quatrième partie de cette série sur l’espérance de vie des arbres fruitiers, nous retournons à Aurillac pour célébrer la mémoire d’un poirier de douze mètres abattu le 11 mars 2020 dans le centre-ville. Voyons pour commencer les étapes qui ont mené à sa perte.

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The 150 year-old pear tree

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Les Jardins d'ici
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In the fourth part of this series on the life expectancy of fruit trees, we come back to Aurillac to celebrate the memory of a remarkable twelve-metre tall pear tree felled on 11 March 2020 in the town centre. To start with, let’s look at the steps which led to its downfall.

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Brogdale archives and French varieties identification

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Carefully recorded information about the origins of the fruit varieties conserved in the British National Fruit Collection should help their French counterpart adjust their own records.  Continue reading →

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Pears, hornets and pebbles

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Les Jardins d'ici
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wasp_mg_9682In September I attempted to stop hornets from eating our pears… with pebbles. The improvised solution worked rather well, without damaging the pears.

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Sheep and pears

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Les Jardins d'ici
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sheep_pears_mg_0330It is a good idea to put sheep in an orchard to graze and fertilize. Be aware that they love pears though.

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Summer pruning

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Les Jardins d'ici
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Summer_Pruning_MG_8598Yesterday 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.

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