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Muscadet perry pear tree plant at producer prices for professional apple growers

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Scion, distaff, half stem, tall stem - How to choose?

Understanding the Different Forms of Fruit Trees and Their Planting

Arboriverse , a specialist in the production and supply of professional fruit trees, offers a wide range of plants adapted to your needs and your growing objectives. Discover the characteristics of scions, cattails, half-stems and high-stems, and how to choose and plant these trees on your plot.


The Different Forms of Fruit Trees

1. Scion

  • Benefits :
    • Attractive price.
    • Flexibility: possibility of shaping the tree according to your needs.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Requires training.
    • Late production (4 to 5 years).
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 3 to 4 m.
    • Tutoring: recommended for 1 to 2 years.

2. Distaff

  • Benefits :
    • Perfect for small gardens or high density crops.
    • Fast production: fruiting in 1 to 2 years.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Shorter lifespan.
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 5 to 7 m.
    • Tutoring: recommended for 2 to 3 years.

3. Half-stem

  • Benefits :
    • Good production.
    • Accessible size for maintenance.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Requires more space.
    • Production in 2 to 4 years.
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 5 to 10 m.
    • Tutoring: necessary for 3 to 4 years.

4. High-top

  • Benefits :
    • Longevity and high production.
    • Promotes biodiversity.
  • Disadvantages:
    • Significant space (8 to 10 m between trees).
    • Late production (5 years minimum).
  • Location:
    • Spacing: 8 to 10 m.
    • Density: 150 to 250 trees/ha.

Criteria for Choosing the Right Tree Shape

  • Available space: Choose cattails for small gardens or scions for personalized management. For larger spaces, tall stems or half-stems are ideal.
  • Desired production: rapid production favors cattails, while sustainable production favors tall stems.
  • Maintenance: Half-stems are more accessible, while high-stems require little intervention after establishment.
  • Biodiversity: tall stems are best suited to creating natural habitats.

Tips for Planting Your Fruit Trees

1. Soil preparation

  • Analysis and amendment: test the soil and enrich it with compost.
  • Drainage: Avoid compacted or wet soils.

2. Planting

  • Planting hole: adapted to the size of the roots (60x60x60 cm for scions, up to 1 m for tall stems).
  • Positioning: The graft point must be at least 7.5 cm above the ground.
  • Watering and mulching: essential for recovery.

3. Layout and orientation

  • Spacing: respect the recommended distances according to the type of plant.
  • Orientation: north-south for optimal sunshine.

4. Pollination

  • Varietal compatibility: Mix compatible varieties.
  • Pollinators: Plan for 10 to 12% pollinator trees in your orchard.

Why Choose Arboriverse?

  • Professional quality: grafted plants produced by specialist nurserymen.
  • Producer prices: excellent value for money.
  • Fast delivery: throughout France, directly to your orchard.
  • Technical support: personalized advice and free quotes within 48 hours.

Take advantage of our producer prices to buy your fruit trees!

Plant your grafted fruit plot with Arboriverse today.

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Collection: Muscadet perry pear tree plant at producer prices for professional apple growers

Muscadet Pear Tree Variety Fact Sheet

  • Tree Size: Perry pear trees can reach a mature height of 2 to 5 meters
  • Fruit maturity: Generally harvested in November
  • Fruit taste: Juicy and sour flesh
  • Earliness of the variety: Medium to late maturity
  • Fruiting period: Generally in November
  • Disease resistance and storage: Good hardiness, moderately susceptible to scab. The fruits store well in the ground, with a shelf life of several weeks.
  • Variety yield: Very productive, with an average yield of 25-30 tonnes per hectare
  • Is this variety self-fertile? Requires an intermediate or pear rootstock, being incompatible with quince rootstock
  • Commercial use: Juice and compote
  • Comments: Vigorous variety.

Muscadet perry pear tree: An essential variety for producing quality perry

Introduction

Arboriverse, a specialist wholesale supplier of perry pear plants , offers professional growers the 'Muscadet' perry pear tree , a variety renowned for its robustness, longevity and abundant production .

Intended exclusively for processing into perry, this fruit tree seduces with its juicy and tangy fruits , perfect for making high-quality fermented drinks. With a late but generous production , it represents a strategic investment for producers wishing to guarantee a sustainable and profitable yield .

Buying Muscadet perry pear plants from Arboriverse ensures production adapted to the requirements of the perry market.


A vigorous and resistant tree for a perennial orchard

Port and development

The 'Muscadet' perry pear tree is a very long-lived tree, capable of living for more than 100 years .

  • Rapid development , reaching 2 to 5 meters depending on the half-stem or high-stem training.
  • Low need for staking , facilitating orchard management.
  • Resistance to varied climatic conditions , guaranteeing stable production over several generations.

Although it is moderately sensitive to scab , preventive monitoring helps preserve the quality of the harvests .

With Arboriverse, a specialist wholesale supplier of perry pear plants , you benefit from plants rigorously selected to ensure optimal growth and profitable production .


Late but high-yield production

The 'Muscadet' perry pear tree is distinguished by its gradual fruiting :

  • First harvest after about 15 years
  • Full production reached between 30 and 50 years
  • Average yield of 25 to 30 tonnes per hectare , or approximately 46 kg per tree

This patience is largely rewarded by abundant and regular production , guaranteeing lasting profitability for specialized producers .

With Arboriverse , you invest in a high-quality variety , perfectly suited to specialized processing orchards.


Perfect fruits for a characterful perry

Fruit characteristics

The fruits of the 'Muscadet' pear tree are ideal for making perry thanks to:

  • A juicy and tangy flesh , bringing freshness and liveliness to fermented drinks.
  • Excellent soil conservation , allowing flexible harvest management.
  • A late harvest in November , when the fruits reach their optimum ripeness.

Thanks to these assets, the 'Muscadet' pear tree guarantees a structured and aromatic perry , highly sought after by processors and lovers of this traditional drink.

Buying Muscadet perry pear plants from Arboriverse ensures optimized yield and production adapted to market requirements .


Recommended pollination and rootstocks

The 'Muscadet' pear tree is not very self-fertile , so it is recommended to associate this variety with other compatible pear trees to maximize production.

Recommended pollinators:

  • Deanery of the Comice
  • Conference

Regarding the choice of rootstock , the 'Muscadet' pear tree does not adapt to quince without intermediary. It is preferable to opt for:

  • Farold 87 : Resistant to limestone and fire blight, promoting faster fruit set.
  • Kirchensaller-mostbirne : A very hardy pear tree, ideal for extensive orchards.

Thanks to the grafted plants offered by Arboriverse , you benefit from optimized growth and sustainable production .


A sustainable investment for perry producers

  • Robust and long-lived variety , guaranteeing an investment over several generations.
  • High yield , allowing production of 25 to 30 tonnes per hectare .
  • Fruits perfectly suited to processing into perry , with an ideal sugar-acidity balance.
  • Suitable for traditional and high-stem orchards , integrating agroecological practices.

With Arboriverse, a specialist wholesale supplier of perry pear plants , you benefit from personalized support and selected plants to guarantee profitable and efficient production .


Conclusion

The 'Muscadet' perry pear tree is a sure bet for specialist growers , combining high productivity, robustness and taste quality . Its potential for processing into perry and its exceptional longevity make it a strategic variety for production orchards .

With Arboriverse, a specialist wholesale supplier of perry pear plants , you are assured of a supply of high-quality plants , selected to optimize the profitability of your operation .

Buy Muscadet perry pear plants today and enhance your production with an exceptional variety .