Author: Elvira Bowen

Pear: Pairs well with almond, apple, caramel, chestnut, chocolate, cinnamon, citrus, clove, ginger, hazelnut, nutmeg, pecan, raspberry, rosemary, vanilla, and walnut. What enhances the flavor of pears? Nuts are terrific with them, especially walnuts, pecans and almonds. Ginger in all its forms highlights the flavor of pear. Nutmeg and allspice are other good spices to […]

With optimal conditions, wild pear trees can live upwards of 50 years. Among cultivated pears, however, this is rarely the case. Often orchards will replace a pear tree before the end of its natural lifespan when fruit production slows. How can you tell the age of a pear tree? The age of a mature pear […]

Pears: Spray copper before the fall rains; spray lime-sulfur two to three times beginning in fall, again during winter, and finally in March just before buds open; spray dormant oil in early spring before buds open and wettable sulfur just after petal fall. What do you spray on a pear tree and when do you […]

Pears A G 1 Pears—Average retail price per pound and per cup equivalent, 2016 2 Form Average price 3 per cup equivalent 4 Fresh1 $0.61 How much is a lb of pears? For a pound of pears, look for a pair. Easy enough to remember, right? Two medium-sized pears, each about the size of a […]

Thinning is a beneficial practice whether we’re talking about lettuce starts or tree fruits. Thinning pears helps to increase fruit size and health, prevents branch damage from overloading, and stimulates the next year’s crop by allowing it to form fruit buds. How do I make my pears bigger? An important part of pear tree care […]

Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus Pyrus /ˈpaɪrəs/, in the family Rosaceae, bearing the pomaceous fruit of the same name. Why do pears exist? Pears originated in […]

Overripe pears are generally safe to eat, but they won’t taste as good raw, and they’ll also be super messy to eat with your hands. They can, however, be cooked and added to desserts or other sweet treats. While overripe pears are good to eat, rotten or mouldy pears are not. Can old pears make […]

Pears (European) Honey bees are the most important pollinators of pears, but they do not find the flowers very attractive. Pear flowers produce relatively large amounts of pollen but little nectar. The sugar concentration is low and hence not very attractive to bees. What fruit trees attract the most bees? Many types of trees including […]

JUNE – WINTER FRUIT apples, custard apple, grapefruit, kiwifruit, lemons, limes, mandarin, nashi, nuts, oranges, pears, persimmon, pomelo, quince, rhubarb. What are the fruits of summer season? In season summer fruits include: Bananas Figs Cherries Lychees Mangoes Apricots Berries Limes Melons Passionfruit Grapes Nectarines Peaches Plums Pears What fruit is a summer fruit? Fruits with […]