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 harvest juicy and sweet fruits that surpass any you will find in grocery ...

A: Pruning a pear tree begins in late winter before the buds begin to swell. Earlier pruning may encourage excessive vegetative growth and suckering in spring and summer.

One of Australia’s largest gatherings of fruit tree lovers is just around the corner! Sunday, August 10 is the date ...

I used to do all pruning of fruit trees in winter, then wondered why during the summer there were so many straight, weak, unproductive shoots — called watersprouts — from every cut.

The Chanticleer Callery pear tree was selected "Urban Tree of the Year" for 2005 by respondents to the arborist magazine City Trees.

The dormant season is the perfect time to plant fruit and nut trees in East Texas. With the cooler temperatures, planting now allows trees to develop strong roots before spring growth begins. If ...

Bradford pears are seemingly everywhere now. Here's the story behind the invader with the fishy smell.

Many of them never bear fruit and therefore are not going to bother the birds or become invasive, either. Those that do have berries can easily be trimmed in late winter to remove the fruit before ...

Enjoy delectable home-grown fruit this summer with a collection of pillar patio fruit trees worth £60 that are now up for grabs for £10, thanks to this flash sale ...

The lost pears of Maine 'It is a pretty exciting time for pears.' Heirloom pears, both European and Maine varieties, are beginning to get attention in Maine.