There are thousands of varieties of pears across the globe, but only a handful appear regularly on our grocers’ shelves. But which pear should you pick for which purpose? Varieties like Comice ...

A variety called Century 21 took me over two hours for one tree to thin properly, so it was eliminated from my acceptability list. Probably the best Asian pear varieties were Chojiro and Hosui.

or even a container (for dwarf varieties) on your property. This isn't just because pears are delicious. It's because caring for a pear tree is pretty simple. Asian pear trees (Pyrus pyrifolia ...

with only 100 calories per pear. They're also known to fight inflammation and help keep your heart healthy and your gut happy. While there are more than 3,000 varieties of pears worldwide ...