Of all the fruit trees you can grow in your yard, pear trees are some of the slower to produce a crop. Having the incorrect ...

Bartlett pear trees are an excellent addition to backyard gardens. They provide spring beauty with their blooms, fruit in the summer, and they're one of the simpler fruit trees to grow in terms of ...

Pears are reasonably tolerant to drought and wet soils but cannot withstand flooding which can injure the root system. Good drainage and soil depth will greatly determine if your fruit tree will ...

We show you how to get started. The most commonly planted fruit trees are apple trees but you don't always have to follow convention. Pear, plum, fig and medlar trees can also produce good results.

The most common tree fruits grown in home orchards are apples, pears (European and Asian), and stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, pluots, and cherries). Apple trees are commonly ...

Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia ... but they’re less fussy than other fruit trees. They require a bit of TLC, including being vigilant about pruning and ensuring blooms get the nutrients they ...

The number of fruit trees, including apples, pears, and cherries, has dropped dramatically from 35 million in 1930 to just ...

Brogdale Farm hosts a variety of apple trees, as well as cherries, pears and plums Brogdale Farm in Kent, home to one of the world's largest collections of heritage fruit trees, has been bought by ...