Most pear tree varieties require cross-pollination from a companion tree, while some are self-pollinating. Consider growing ...

Anglesey Sweet Jane (A1789) was found on a tree believed to be about 100 years old A total of 73 previously unrecorded varieties of apples and pears believed to be unique to Wales have been ...

The range of types available means you can grow pear trees as freestanding specimens, have trained trees on walls or fences, or even dwarf varieties growing in a pot. A healthy and productive pear ...

Endangered apples and pears have been saved by a "living museum" created in an orchard by scientists. More than 60 Welsh varieties have been "protected from extinction" by plant researchers at ...

Pears are normally sold hard as they bruise easily. They will ripen in a few days at room temperature, but turn woolly if over-ripe. Pears are served cooked or raw, but in either case toss in a ...

Ornamental pear, Pyrus calleryana, includes a number of specific cultivars or varieties of trees. The variety ‘Bradford’ is the most famous. Other varieties include ‘Aristocrat,’ ‘Autumn ...

Tetsuya Hashimoto’s pear orchard, Hashimoto Nashien, has grown the Niitaka variety for decades. Popular as gifts because of their sweetness and large size, Niitaka pears are picked in September ...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) in collaboration with ...

December is National Pear Month, not just because we hear about them in a famous Christmas carol, but because most of the varieties are in season. There are six main states in the U.S. that ...

but you can use any pear variety. Select fruit that’s under-ripe and use all of it—skin, core, and seeds. Go with three pears if you want to cull out the imperfect specimens, and four if you ...