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 ...

Q. I have an Asian pear that I planted several years ago but it has never fruited. This spring it had lots of blooms, but it still doesn’t look like it has set any fruit. Can you tell me what is wrong ...

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 ...

This year my 3-year-old pear tree produced a fair number of pears for the first time, but they were small and misshapen. Many were only developed on one side. Is there something I should have done to ...