Does anyone know how to treat blight in a flowering pear tree? Our tree-trimmers charge $500 to treat it!?

Question

The tree dropped its leaves after they developed black spots, and the diagnosis was "blight." We don't want to lose it, but would like to try and treat it ourselves at a more reasonable cost!
Thank you!

Answer 1

Are you sure it just didn't get caught in a cold snap after the 80 degree weather? That is what happened in our area.Lots of trees with dead leaves.But I think they will come back when it gets warm again.

Answer 2

Try Neem Oil, I know of one kind that should be available at places like Home Depot, called Neem Away.
Organic gardeners use it for alot of common garden problems, including Blight and nematoads.

Answer 3

http://www.isa-arbor.com/archives/phc/1998/1867.html
...................flowering pear trees..........
When it was first introduced
this variety was thought to be resistant to fireblight but it
is now thought to be one of the very worst.
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Callery pears are being dropped from the list of accepted
trees for street, park, and municipal plantings because
of their countless problems. Be sure you replace this loss
with a completely different flowering tree if longevity is
one of your goals.
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.........How old is the tree?.............
They have a life span of 10 to 15 years
in the typical commercial landscape. 20 if they are babied
in someone's yard. How many do you have?************* In most situations
*****treating this particular plant for **********this particular disease
***************is NOT successful and >>>>>>>>>>>>not worth it.
Decide how old the tree is after reading this it may not be worth it.......
after so many years mine lasted 13 years lost { ***4***} in '06.
I'll never buy any more Bradford or Cleveland flowering pears again....
I waited for the sales and planted Pin Oak.