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 ...

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 and attention as apples do, and we think it's time for that to change.

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 ...

Pick the perfect pear for your next pie, cheese board, or over-the-sink snack. There are thousands of varieties of pears across the globe, but only a handful appear regularly on our grocers’ shelves.

New research will give farmers insight into which pears consumers like best and how much they are willing to pay for different varieties. Kevin Moffitt, president and CEO of the Pear Bureau Northwest, ...

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 ...

HOOD RIVER, Ore. — Backed by a federal grant, Kelsey Galimba, an assistant professor at Oregon State University’s Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and Extension Center, and others have launched ...

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 ...

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 ...

For some reason, pears don't get as much love and attention as apples, and we think it's time for that to change. Like apples, most types of pears are available year-round but are best enjoyed in the ...