But which pear should you pick for which purpose? Varieties like Comice will soften into lush fruits that dribble juice down your arm while you’re eating them. Pears like Anjou and Bosc ...

Pear trees take 3 to 10 years to bear fruit, but once established, they produce a hefty harvest. Most pear tree varieties ...

Bailey, who has about 20 Asian pear trees, knows the fruit is ripe when it turns yellow. He has four varieties of the pears, and one variety or another is ready to pick from September through October.

UK-grown pears, quince and medlars follow. It is worth buying unfamiliar varieties of tree fruit, especially apples, as some will only be around for a week or two. All tree fruit should feel heavy ...

these tiny little oval fruits are a burst of tang and can be eaten with the peels still on. Like apples, there are so many varieties of pears and most begin their seasons in the later summer and fall.

The variety takes its name from the owner's sister, and the "fruit is quite sweet ... that there would be so many varieties of cider apple and perry pear that have only been found in Wales." ...

Growing fruit in a backyard or home orchard can be rewarding or can be very frustrating, depending on disease and insect pests that may be present. While it is tempting to plant fruit trees and not ...