Plant two pear varieties for best pollination. The flowers of most pear varieties can't pollinate themselves. Instead, they must cross-pollinate with a different variety to develop fruit. A different ...

Pear trees can be roughly divided into two types: European and Asian. This distinction is not just about origin but also the fruit they produce. Fruit from Asian pears is usually crunchy and round or ...

Pears are one of the most popular fruit trees to grow around the world and growing a pear tree in your garden allows you to ...

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HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Backed by a federal grant, Kelsey Galimba, an assistant professor at Oregon State University’s Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center, and others have launched ...

Pear trees are a wonderful addition to your garden. Their fruits are an excellent source of dietary fiber and other nutrients, and they can be baked, grilled, or eaten fresh. However, not everyone is ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! It is hard to believe this is the last week of April. Hopefully, most of the cold weather is behind us as we experienced two very chilling nights this week ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A familiar springtime odor will soon fill the air as trees known for their fishy scent bloom in ...

They’re beautiful in bloom, but Callery pear trees crowd out native plants and turn productive open land into woody thickets, writes University of Dayton biology professor Ryan W. McEwan. When people ...

Q. I have an Asian pear that I planted several years ago but it has never fruited. This spring it had lots of blooms, but it still doesn’t look like it has set any fruit. Can you tell me what is wrong ...

A guide to fruit trees to fertilize in April as they awake from their winter slumber, and the best types of products to use.