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

Ornamental pear, Pyrus calleryana, includes a number of specific cultivars or varieties of trees. The variety ‘Bradford’ is the most famous. Other varieties include ‘Aristocrat,’ ‘Autumn ...

Knowing how to prune a pear tree is essential as December approaches. The colder weather is the perfect time to shape your plant, ensure that it's healthy before the spring growth starts and ...

Some yellow varieties with resistance include Sentry ... size of trees), and maintenance of vigor (by ground cover or nutrient management). Apple or pear trees with fire blight should be trimmed 10-12 ...

The advice provided is most relevant to apple and pear trees cultivated as bush or standard varieties and is best implemented from November to early March. It's also noted that, unlike some other ...

About 200 trees were DNA-tested in the two-year ... but we didn't envisage that there would be so many varieties of cider apple and perry pear that have only been found in Wales." ...

More than 60 Welsh varieties have been "protected from extinction ... s Late is a sharp cider apple "The project identified trees from all over Wales that were found to be unique, using a DNA ...

Pear, plum, fig and medlar trees can also produce good results. Different varieties produce their fruit at different times of year. The fruit of early ripening trees tends not to keep well whereas ...