If you're looking for an easy-going, low-maintenance fruit tree for your yard, a pear tree (Pyrus sp.) is a great possibility. Botanically speaking, all pear trees are part of the Pyrus genus within ...

The way you prune a pear tree, and the time you do it, can significantly impact both the health of the tree and the amount of ...

Pear trees require fertilizer when they are young and when the soil lacks essential nutrients. For young trees, a balanced ...

You are probably referring to the Bradford pear. While they are beautiful and quite popular, they have a dark side. But first, let’s talk about what they are and how they got here. The Bradford Pear ...

Leaves – Deciduous; simple; ovate to cordate shape; finely serrated margins with wavy appearance; 2-3” long, almost as wide as long; glabrous and leathery texture, glossy dark green color. Twigs and ...

Fire blight is infecting flowering pear trees in large numbers in Indiana for the third consecutive year with a Purdue Extension specialist again urging homeowners to check their trees for symptoms.

Across the Upstate, the fluffy white blooms of Bradford pear trees are beginning to show up, causing delight for some and pure hatred for others.Why is a tree, described a few decades ago as “ideal” ...

LIVE WITH WHAT’S BEHIND THAT CHANGE. ED. YEAH, JERRY, THIS APPEARS TO BE THE FINAL SHOW FOR THE BRADFORD PEAR TREES HERE IN DOWNTOWN YORK. THERE ARE BLOSSOMS OUT HERE, BUT THE CITY SAYS THE TREES ARE ...