Plant two pear varieties for best pollination. The flowers of most pear varieties can't pollinate themselves. Instead, they must cross-pollinate with a different variety to develop fruit. A different ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are even pears that won't brown when you slice them. bhofack2 / GETTY IMAGES For some reason, pears don't get as much love ...

Pears can often seem like the Goldilocks of seasonal fruit varieties. They can be too hard or too soft, but rarely just right. That is, unless you learn how to buy the fruit correctly. The biggest ...

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 of ...

It's hard to compete with America's most readily available fruit, but that's precisely what pears do when they go head-to-head with apples each year. Due to their similar growing conditions, harvest ...

Pears are a stand-out fruit that can be enjoyed on their own, whether sliced or eaten whole. They can dress up salads or complement pork chops for dinner. Pears also shine when incorporated into a ...

YAKIMA — 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 ...

If you haven't been fortunate enough to grow and care for a pear tree in your backyard, you might not know that the pear is a bit of an unusual fruit. European pear varieties like Bartlett, Bosc, and ...

The pear industry is seeking a new star to promote heavily, create excitement, boost consumption and lift prices for growers. “We’d love to have something shiny and new to talk about,” said Jeff ...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — The U.S. pear industry wants to transition to high-density orchards and is looking for dwarfing rootstock that results in trees that are easy to manage, produce early and can handle ...