How to Grow a Pear Tree Indoors for Perfectly Sweet and Juicy Fruit

If you want to grow a pear tree that produces fruit indoors, then it’s best to choose dwarf varieties. “Avoid cultivars that ...
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9 of the best fruit trees to grow in pots for healthy harvests in small spaces

Many of the most popular fruit trees, including apples, pears, cherries, and apricots, can all be successfully grown in pots with little fuss. Most types of fruit trees now come in dwarfing varieties ...
Capital Press

With small harvest, pear exports will be lowest since 1980s

Bartlett pears hang from a tree branch at Oregon State University’s Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center on July 18. U.S. fresh pear exports are expected to drop to their lowest level since ...
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Bradford pear trees are banned in a few states. More are looking to replace, eradicate them.

The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at full-bloom hasn't kept it from becoming a go-to ornamental option for ...
University of Dayton

Once a landscaper’s favorite, states are banning this tree — and urging homeowners to cut it down

They’re beautiful in bloom, but Callery pear trees crowd out native plants and turn productive open land into woody thickets, writes University of Dayton biology professor Ryan W. McEwan. When people ...