By Jdba
County Down,
United Kingdom 
I planted two pear trees last year from rootball. They have taken to the ground and this year started to flower however the flowers have gone off and there is no sign of any fruit starting to grow. Is this normal in the early years of a pear tree.
23 Jun, 2013
Answers
It is typically ten years before pears start to fruit. There is an old expression - "plant pears for your heirs"
24 Jun, 2013
Hi and thank you fellow gardeners for the advice.
Just need to be patient then - a virtue which they say is in short supply with us men lol
11 Jul, 2013
Yes. It will still be growing a good root system.
23 Jun, 2013