For some reason, pears don't get as much love and attention as apples, and we think it's time for that to change. Like apples, most types of pears are available year-round but are best enjoyed in the ...

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 ...

These russet brown pears are not as sweet and juicy as some other types of pears, and they remain quite firm even when ripe. That said, ripe Bosc pears are delicious when eaten raw, and even more so ...

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, ...

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 most of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sweet, refreshing, and packed with fiber, pears support digestion, heart health, and long-term wellness with every bite.

Pear trees are attractive enhancements to gardens and bear delicious, nutritious fruit. In Japan folklore, pears are believed to ward off evil and misfortune and were often planted near gates and in ...