Pear trees take 3 to 10 years to bear fruit, but once established, they produce a hefty harvest. Most pear tree varieties require cross-pollination from a companion tree, while some are ...

Bradford pear trees are notorious for limbs that split in wind, heavy snow and ice, but the newer varieties were bred to have much stronger wood. They are a beautiful tree when they bloom to their ...

the Bradford pear tree easily cross-pollinates with other pear tree types. It’s so invasive it crowds out other native plants and provides little to no food for insects, according to The Spruce.

Anglesey Sweet Jane (A1789) was found on a tree believed to be about 100 years old A total of 73 previously unrecorded varieties of apples and pears believed to be unique to Wales have been ...

Pear, plum, fig and medlar trees can also produce good results. Different varieties produce their fruit at different times of year. The fruit of early ripening trees tends not to keep well whereas ...

"These trees were then propagated and planted ... Aberystwyth University Dr Danny Thorogood wants to help bring rare varieties of apples and pears into the mainstream "Our aim is to conduct ...