If adding a pear tree is on the to-do list this year but you are not sure which variety to plant, try tasting several pear varieties that are available now in grocers. Pears are in the rose family ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Washington and Oregon account for 87 percent of the U.S. commercial pear crop. (iStock.com) YAKIMA — As new varieties of apples have increased their presence in Washington orchards and on the ...

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 ...

The research involves field work, in which technicians compare how different pear varieties hold up to freezing and near-freezing temperatures; lab work, which involves testing material in the lab ...