Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Feb 05, 2015 11:12 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 11:18 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 12:22 pm Thanks for your advice joannek , I`ve noticed that all the older ones I`ve seen in gardens are quite narrow at the bottom and only get wider at the top so I think it should be fine for where I want to plant them. That's good to know that someone with her experience is happy to plant them in that sort of spot because it sounds similar to mine. Thanks for your help Re: Ornamental pear tree`s 4Feb 06, 2015 2:52 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 5:19 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 11:51 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 . I have an electricity and water pipe just under the ground about a metre away from where I want to put one of the tree`s, does anyone know if the tree roots would effect the pipes if they are that close to the tree ?. I might not be able to plant them after all if it will effect the pipes Re: Ornamental pear tree`s 9Feb 23, 2015 1:32 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. Hi , I'm currently going through this now within the Whitehorse council which has a similar set of restrictions. We're having to make compromises with our floor plan due… 3 23749 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 8909 |