We bought our house at the tail end of the season last year. There are two
apple and two pear trees. I put up a case and a half of pears and the same
for applesauce. I was delayed in my canning because I had neither a working
stove or kitchen sink. So by the time I got these problems solved, much of
the fruit had gone to waste.

I was expecting a huge crop this year since the one pear tree was loaded
last year. But this year, no pears at all on that tree, yet it was loaded
with blooms. I believe it is a Bartlet. I was told that this type doesn't
produce pears every year. Does anyone know if this is true? The tree
doesn't look ill in any way aside from one branch that had some spots on the
leaves. I cut that branch off. My husband did prune the tree last year
while it was fruiting. I had a bad feeling about this because he didn't do
it properly, just sort of chopping it at random.

I presumed the other tree to be a Seckel, but now I'm not sure. I only got
a few pears from it last year and that's what they appeared to be. But this
year, the pears on the upper branches started out really red. But as they
age, they appear to be more green. Most of what is on the lower branches is
smaller fruit and green. Does this type of pear start out as red? Can this
type of pear be canned?

Thanks!

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