Choosing the right pear trees for your landscape and climate is key to ensuring a big harvest. Some types of pear trees can withstand frigid winter temperatures, while others thrive in warm regions.

Enjoy the fruits of your labour Grow your own delicious, prairie-hardy varieties of apple and pear Gardening By: Colleen Zacharias Posted: 2:00 AM CDT Saturday, May. 24, 2025 ...

Pear Trees Like apples, pear trees come in various shapes, sizes and flavors, but are even easier to grow. They also produce showy spring blooms and vibrantly colored fall foliage.

“With Cold Snap we went from no trees in the ground to 75,000 between 2010 and today,” Culley said. “We haven’t seen adoption like that of a new variety coming out of Canada in a long time ...

Scientists in New Zealand say they have taken a major step closer to being able to develop varieties of pear with new characteristics. According to Plant & Food Research, which analysed the genome ...

In 2023, it will be illegal to sell or plant all varieties of Callery pear trees in the state, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Planting has started on some of the newer varieties. Pear trees grow more slowly and take longer to get established, “so that’s a slower trend to move forward than it is in apples,” he said.

As of 2023, it is illegal to sell, plant or grow Callery pear trees in Ohio, with similar bans to hit other states in 2024. By Ryan W. McEwan / The Conversation Published Mar 8, 2023 9:00 PM EST ...

A variety called Century 21 took me over two hours for one tree to thin properly, so it was eliminated from my acceptability list. Probably the best Asian pear varieties were Chojiro and Hosui.