Pear Tree With Raised Bed

Having an upright, slim structure, this pear seemed a good candidate for a little experiment in permaculture which has worked out well. In the bed I planted some of my surplus climbing French bean seedlings, a squash, a few basil plants and chicory. Now, the French beans are over 7' high, clambering their way past the heavy pear crop that has broken one of the trees branches. The raised bed not only exemplifies stacking, but "mulches" the tree. It should be stressed that I made a smaller triangle frame that protect the lower trunk from being covered with soil.