Pear trees require fertilizer when they are young and when the soil lacks essential nutrients. For young trees, a balanced ...

While I enjoy fruit much more than Luke I am on his side here. Let’s talk about pears. I’ve never had one that wasn’t a pale imitation of an apple. How would you like a piece of fruit that isn’t very ...

Poor pollination, pests, or lack of sunlight can keep fruit from developing fully, so create a bee-friendly, sunny ...

Pears are one of the easiest tree fruits to grow successfully, but just one of them won’t work due to two different varieties of cross-pollination. If you’re wondering whether you’re up to the ...

Pears belong to the genus pyrus. The cultivars are not true to type when grown from seed, hence the need for vegetative propagation, most common methods being budding and grafting. "Pears can be grown ...

NESTLED IN A sheltered valley, cutting through Central Washington’s high desert hills, wild and home for deer, bears and cougars, is a lush, green landscape. A strip of well-ordered trees, arranged ...