First a late hard freeze robbed Steven Lovewell's Asian pear tree of most of its blossoms. Then the summer drought wiped out all but one lonely pear ripening on his tree. The finally blow came swiftly ...

Asian pear trees require the same growing conditions as their relatives the European pears (P. communis), but there are more Asian varieties that you can grow in areas with mild winters. Historically ...

Pears are one of the most popular fruit trees to grow around the world and growing a pear tree in your garden allows you to harvest juicy and sweet fruits that surpass any you will find in grocery ...

* What it is: This relatively small fruit tree is an Oriental relative of our common European pears, but it produces round, golden, baseball-sized fruits that look – and crunch – like apples. They ...

We have a 7-year-old Asian pear that does not bear fruit. It has been flowering in the fall. Any suggestions? Asian pears have been grown in China and Japan for about 3,000 years. They are rounded, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Subarashii Kudamono, which means “wonderful fruit” in Japanese, is an heirloom grower of Asian ...

This week's look at what's new, bountiful or mysterious in the produce aisles. Though incorrectly named (it's not really a pear), the Asian pear is a magnificent thing. More than 1,000 varieties exist ...

From left are a winter melon, jujubes, luffa squash, Asian pears and Chinese long beans, all grown at Gene Peng's orchard southwest of Lawrence. It’s a busy season at Jujube Orchard, where Gene Peng ...

Take a Honeycrisp apple. Now make it larger in size and flavor—a touch crisper, with a more syrupy nectar, and some extra floral notes. This is an Asian pear, and nothing tastes quite like it. Asian ...

Q. I have an Asian pear that I planted several years ago but it has never fruited. This spring it had lots of blooms, but it still doesn’t look like it has set any fruit. Can you tell me what is wrong ...