do we cut the suckers off or do we leave them alone?
suckers on a pear tree
Suckers will just pull resources from the tree. If they are coming up below ground just remove a little dirt and push downward to snap them off. Your tree will benefit from their removal.
Oldude
actually they are coming up on the branches of the tree - should I just cut them off?
Sorry, but I always call those water sprouts but you are right they are also suckers and they should go. Here are instructions.
Sorry about the misunderstanding.
Oldude
http://www.crawfordconservation.com/assets/pdf/PruningandTrainingAppleandPearTrees.pdf
thanks for the info and the link.
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