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.

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 ...

This research provides a comprehensive analysis of deleterious mutations in pear (Pyrus spp.) during domestication, shedding ...

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 ...

December is National Pear Month, not just because we hear about them in a famous Christmas carol, but because most of the varieties are in season. There are six main states in the U.S. that produce ...

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, ...

Pear trees are a nice fruit to grow in the Midwest. The pears are tasty and good quality. They can be grown relatively easily. Regional Extension educator Doug Foulk and Emily Hoover, with the ...

Apples and pumpkins may get a lot of love come fall, but one fruit you shouldn't overlook at the orchard? Pears. The juicy fruit comes in many colors and all shapes and sizes. Some are super sweet and ...

Seedless fruit production, known as parthenocarpy, offers major commercial advantages by improving eating quality, reducing labor costs, and stabilizing yields under poor pollination conditions.

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 ...