Walking out into your yard and plucking fresh fruit from a tree sounds like a fantasy, but you can make it your reality, and ...

Pear trees can be roughly divided into two types: European and Asian. This distinction is not just about origin but also the fruit they produce. Fruit from Asian pears is usually crunchy and round ...

Over the years, Callery pear, or Bradford pear, has become one of the most widely planted ornamental trees in the US. And, frankly, it stinks.

He's used to seeing flowers bloom in his neighborhood: pear trees, plum trees, California poppies. But not in January. This past winter was warmer than usual, Tsur says.

Bradford Pear trees, ... a predicted warmer climate in the Northeast means that more areas are compatible for the growth and spread of the pears," Spinney said.