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 ...

Not every fruit tree can withstand temperatures as cold as 40 degrees below zero. This one can, which may be unsurprising considering where it was discovered.

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 ...

Callery pear trees made their debut in the United States in 1908 at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Jamaica Plain. Now the species is facing a possible ban in Massachusetts. “They form ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – When people think of spring, they often picture flowers and trees blooming. And if you live in the U.S. Northeast, Midwest or South, you have probably seen a medium-sized tree ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Do you have what it takes to spot this invasive species? The Virginia Department of Forestry is asking for your help with tracking the number of invasive Callery pear trees ...

It might look pretty when it blooms, but there is one kind of pear tree that spells disaster for your yard. It's best to eradicate this tree before it spreads.

Bradford pear trees give off an unpleasant odor, though they do look pretty. Bradford pear trees are an invasive species, and their beauty is one of the problems. Have you gone on a walk around your ...

Bradford pear trees, an incredibly invasive and non-native species, are back and spreading fast across Missouri.

NILES — A bird known as the American woodcock, aka timerdoodle, launches its bizarre mating flights from an open meadow at The Sanctuary subdivision in Niles that Steve Weber and a business partner ...