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 ...

Autumn brings a new harvest of pears to market. This luscious fruit is somewhat overlooked, but that wasn't always the case. In England, an estimated 700 varieties of pear were grown during the 18th ...

If you're lucky enough to have homegrown pears on your pear tree, it can be frustrating if the fruits of your labor just ...

YAKIMA — As new varieties of apples have increased their presence in Washington orchards and on the nation’s grocery store shelves, pear growers are slowly but surely expanding their offerings. With ...

Apples may get all of autumn's accolades, but it's time for pears to muscle in on the action. Understanding which pear varieties are best for which uses will help you choose wisely from the fruit ...

The cactus pear is the Rodney Dangerfield of the fruit world, beloved by immigrants from parts of Latin America and the Mediterranean basin but largely ignored by most consumers in the United States.

More than 300 hundred years ago, a court painter to the Medici dynasty assembled all the pear varieties he could find growing in Tuscany and recorded them for his patron. Pears that were steely gray, ...

The Department of Environment and Primary Industries’ Centre for Excellence for Horticulture hosted Oregon State University fruit physiology expert Professor Todd Einhorn, (pictured) who discussed ...

A blushing pear developed in Harrow is the newest variety expected to help push a pear revival in Canada. One of the varieties, HW624, is a medium- to large-sized, juicy pear with eye appeal — a red ...

Pink is the new green in Australian pears. Two new blush pear varieties could be bringing a splash of pink to Australian supermarkets as early as next year. The trademark Lanya and Deliza varieties ...

A new red-blushed pear variety that can be eaten crunchy, soft or juicy could become a game changer for pear growers across Australia. Growers across Australia are expected to plant about 40,000 trees ...