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Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Feb 05, 2015 10:12 am Im thinking about planting two capital ornamental pear tree`s in my front garden and im not sure if the space I have is big enough. Capital pear tree`s are supposed to grow to 3 metres wide and 11 metres tall and the spaces I want to plant some are each about a metre by a metre wide. Could I plant them and then trim them every now and then to keep them less wide or would that not work?. One space where I`d like to plant one is bordered by the front path and the driveway so I`d have to keep it down to atleast a metre wide otherwise it would get in the way of the path and driveway. Any advice is appreciated ![]() Re: Ornamental pear tree`s 2Feb 06, 2015 10:18 am They are the narrowest pear you can find and should be fine. The width refers to the widest point which should be a lot higher than that required for walking. My landscaper has squeezed 8 into my back garden design in a metre wide space bordering a path. She is a registered horticulturist and uses them in narrow spots all the time. Hope that helps. Re: Ornamental pear tree`s 3Feb 06, 2015 11:22 am Thanks for your advice joannek ![]() ![]() Re: Ornamental pear tree`s 4Feb 06, 2015 1:52 pm We have them down our driveway and they are about 8m tall and I'd say 4m wide. I will say though they are easily trimmed and will grow back. Prune them so the node is on the tip and it will shoot vertical rather than a node on the bottom which will force horizontal growth. Lovely tree in autumn but are a bit stinky in spring with the flowers but are a lovely tree. Re: Ornamental pear tree`s 5Feb 06, 2015 4:19 pm Thanks for the advice Crazyk , its a shame the flowers are a bit stinky hopefully they wont smell too bad because I`ll be planting the tree`s near my front windows and I have them open a fair bit in spring haha. Thanks again for the pruning advice ![]() Re: Ornamental pear tree`s 8Feb 07, 2015 10:51 am I just realised one thing I didn't really think of was how big the roots of the capital pear tree`s will get under the ground ![]() ![]() Re: Ornamental pear tree`s 9Feb 23, 2015 12:32 am Don't know if this link will work. http://www.watercorporation.com.au/-/me ... t-tree.pdf If not try searching for "ornamental pear capital roots" and you will see the link...I hope. Gives a list of trees and the distance they should be planted from pipes. I think the recommendation was 6 metres Pyrus trees. Hello. I just bought a few acres in Habana, Mackay, and my horses seem to love hanging around under this tree. I would like to name the paddock after this tree. Can… 0 10002 Fellow Perth dweller. Looks like pruns nigra. It's a dark leaf flowering plum. Doesn't get massive and is easily trimmed deciduous tree. Very popular in small gardens in Perth 7 3261 ![]() |