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

Few plants can thrive in the cold embrace of clay soil, but the eight trees and bushes in our lineup persevere and even ...

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 ...

To extend our crop, we’re planting new trees of Beurre Hardy and Doyenne du Comice, trained as fans against the garden wall. These two varieties are known to have the best flavour in our climate and, ...

Pear, plum, fig and medlar trees can also produce good results. Different varieties produce their fruit at different times of year. The fruit of early ripening trees tends not to keep well whereas ...

The fruit rotted on the trees or fell to the ground before harvesting ... as well as global warming and other factors. Pear varieties harvested in autumn, such as Niitaka, are particularly ...