Fruits

four to five days. According to the Oregon State University Extension, Bartlett pears ripen in four to five days, whereas Bosc and Comice pears need… Read More »How Long Do Bartlett Pears Take To Ripen?

If you’re eating your pears raw, peeling is optional. If you’re cooking with them, always remove the skin; it tends to get tough with heat.… Read More »Do You Have To Peel Bartlett Pears?

Identifying Green Anjou Green Anjou (pronounced ON-ju) pears are recognizable for their egg-shaped appearance, having a larger spherical lower portion that begins a gradual taper… Read More »What Do Anjou Pears Look Like?

Non-edible fruit A pear tree should be able to produce edible fruit, but the Bradford pear tree’s fruit is inedible. Humans can’t eat it, and… Read More »Are There Poisonous Pear Trees?

Bosc pears are best suited for both raw and cooked applications such as broiling, baking, poaching, and drying. They can be consumed fresh, out-of-hand at… Read More »Can You Eat Bosc Pears Raw?

Here we have listed a few Ornamental Pears that we recommend along with their uses: Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’ Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ (also known as ‘Cleveland… Read More »What Is The Best Ornamental Pear Tree?

Gourmet Pear Info The fruit of the Gourmet pear tree is medium with skin that is mostly yellow when ripe but with a tinge of… Read More »What Are Gourmet Pears?

Look for any fruit on the tree. An ornamental pear tree will have no fruit or small brown fruit produced after the bloom period. A… Read More »How Can You Tell An Ornamental Pear Tree?

Pruning is essential if you want to maintain an ornamental pear tree’s balanced appearance. Cutting back too much each year, however, will result in fewer… Read More »Should You Prune Ornamental Pear Trees?

The white flower of the ornamental pear attracts insects — but to make sure they attract the right type of insect, the flowers produce a… Read More »Why Do Ornamental Pear Trees Smell?