Pear trees can give you a fantastic and reliable crop of homegrown fruits year-after-year. There are lots of delicious varieties to choose from and pears can be grown as free-standing trees ...

Pear trees are not guaranteed to bear fruit in the first year unless you buy an older, larger potted pear tree. ... Pear trees are pruned in winter, along with apple trees.

A: Pruning a pear tree begins in late winter before the buds begin to swell. Earlier pruning may encourage excessive vegetative growth and suckering in spring and summer. It also increases the ...

Apple, pear and plum trees are much hardier and are more reliable producers for our area. ... If you are canning pears, a bushel weighs 50 pounds and yields 16 to 25 quarts to enjoy all winter.

Pear trees can be roughly divided into two types: ... It is not even close to the winter temperature of, say, the Phoenix area. Plants that you want to keep for a long time, ...

As Callery pear trees, otherwise known as Bradford pears, begin to bloom in abundance, Kentucky meteorologist Brad Maushart has taken it upon himself to offer a little pruning advice to the Southeast.

Ask an expert: Prune pear trees in late winter before buds begin to swell Published: Nov. 19, 2022, 7:01 a.m. Ashley Thompson, OSU Extension fruit tree specialist, examines a pear tree.