Chuck Peters’ experimental pear planting includes both upright and angled trellises Chuck Peters hopes an experimental planting at his pear orchard in Yakima, Washington, will help define the most competitive systems for growing pears in the future. Peters removed a four-acre block of 50-year-old d’Anjou pears that was no longer competitive and replanted last spring with high-density Bartlett pears—some upright and some on an angled trellis. The trees are on Old Home by Farmingdale 69, a rootstock that has proven successful in high-density pear systems in California. Peters said the tree fruit industry has invested heavily in developing competitive orchard […]