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 ...

Most pear tree varieties require cross-pollination from a companion tree, while some are self-pollinating. Consider growing ...

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

Japanese researchers have succeeded in fertilising pear trees using pollen carried on the thin film of a soap bubble. They've been searching for alternative approaches to pollination, because of ...

The results showed that the soap bubble method’s success rate is the same or higher as when spraying techniques are used to pollinate pistils. Tests at the pear farm found that trees bore ...

This year, the state tree fruit association estimated a ... One of the challenges was pollination. For pears, a 44-pound box is standard. The 2023 harvest was 15.2 million boxes.