Cleveland Pear Tree Blooming in Fall?

In the heat and drought this summer, one of our cleveland pears lost the leaves on only one side. The leaves turned orange and dropped,but only on one side. Now about 2 weeks have passed and it is blooming on that same side. Anyone ever seen this? It looks healthy,but odd.
Cleveland Pear Tree Blooming in Fall?
Spring flowering trees can sometimes 'forget' the season, and be tricked into blooming. Spring flowering trees set their flowerbuds in the summer of the year for the next spring.



Once the tree has in part or wholly dropped their leaves, given a little cool (night time) weather, and voila, flowers emerge. The tree has been duped into 'thinking' it's spring.



That is sorta the simplistic answer, but the jist is valid.



I hope that this helps

Good luck-
Reply:I LIVE IN PENSACOLA. THE PEAR TREES HERE GET LITTLE PEARS IN THE FALL, BUT IT DOESN'T STAY WARM ENOUGH LONG ENOUGH FOR THEM TO BECOME FULL GROWN.
Reply:It's this crazy weather we have had this summer! We have had strange things happening in this area too (Texas).

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