December is National Pear Month, not just because we hear about them in a famous Christmas carol, but because most of the ...

The Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Oregon, produce more than 80% of the nation's pears, said Ed Ing, a pear ...

After Northwest pear growers endured their worst harvest in nearly 40 years this fall, some good news and optimism for the ...

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 ...

On Sunday Dec. 1, the Bartlett Recreation Department hosted the Bartlett Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and Memory Light Reading. It truly takes a village. The beautiful tree was donated again this ...

The potential benefits of bird and bat pollination are important in habitats where insect activity is limited by harsh climatic conditions, or where the distances between individual trees might be ...

After all, were it not for the 19th-century monarch, we might not celebrate Christmas with a well-appointed fir tree. Though people across the globe had been decorating temples and domestic ...

Over 4,000 students from over 50 countries join The Bartlett, UCL’s Faculty of the Built Environment, each year to study architecture, urban design, planning, construction, sustainability, innovation, ...

Now, scientists say the Ethiopian wolf, the world’s rarest wild dog, might be the first known large carnivore to pollinate, as the canines lick red hot poker flowers to get their sweet fix.

Growing pear trees in patio pots provides ... in close proximity to each other for cross-pollination. Some of the favored choices are Dwarf Bartlett, Dwarf Comice, and Seckel.