Prickly pears are a fantastic wild fruit but the tiny thorns called glochids make them challenging to harvest. In this video ...

The best of us have had to debate Christmas cactus vs prickly pear when taking a second look at the new houseplant we've just ...

The Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Oregon, produce more than 80% of the nation's pears, said Ed Ing, a pear ...

"As an industry, cactus pear production is growing rather quickly ... "Potentially 70,000 could be planted with prickly pears," he said. In the long run the possibilities could be even greater ...

Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture ... better known as the prickly pear. Andrea Ortenzi saw the plant’s potential 20 years ago when working for ...

“As an industry, cactus pear production is growing rather quickly ... “Potentially 70,000 could be planted with prickly pears,” he said. In the long run the possibilities could be even ...

ROME (Reuters) - Global warming, drought and plant disease pose a growing threat to agriculture in ... Ortenzi is convinced the hardy and versatile cactus pear, otherwise called the prickly pear or, ...