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 ...

Starting with just one tree won’t work. For a good harvest, pears require two different varieties for cross-pollination. ... I used to do all pruning of fruit trees in winter, ...

Most fruit and nut trees require a full day of sun and an area of at least 25 feet by 25 feet. Keep in mind that a single regionally adapted pear tree, when properly cared for, can produce two ...

Fruit trees may not produce fruit due to improper tree vigor, often caused by over-fertilization or excessive pruning. Frost damage can prevent fruit set, even if flowers open; choose later ...

The "Chanticleer" Callery Pear was selected as the "Urban Tree of the Year" in 2005 by trade arborist magazine City Trees for its unique combination of resistance to blight and limb breakage ...

Also, while it’s true that a native oak tree, for example, has more to offer as a food source for wildlife, in winter some animals do eat the Bradford pear tree’s small fruits if nothing else ...

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

Of that number, only five are old enough — seven to 10 years — to bear fruit. Pear trees mature slowly, ... but they were too small to survive the tough winter that followed.