You may have never heard of Asian pears, but once you've tasted one, you'll want your own tree so you can have all the fruit you can eat. Asian pears (Pyrus pyrifolia) are also known as "apple pears" ...

Common name/cultivar: Asian pear 'Akanashi' ("red nashi") or 'Aonashi' ("green nashi") Genus/species: Pyrus/P. pyrifolia (syn. P. serotina) Advertisement Article continues below this ad Family: ...

There’s something quietly satisfying about reaching up and pulling ripe fruit straight from a tree in your own backyard. One ...

There’s something magical about growing your own sweet snacks and plucking a piece of fruit from a branch you’ve tended. But ...

This column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions that recently came into the UCCE Master Gardener – Yolo County Help Desk. Question: ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! It is hard to believe this is the last week of April. Hopefully, most of the cold weather is behind us as we experienced two very chilling nights this week ...

Q. I generally leave a lot of the garden/ yard work to my hubby; however, I’ve become concerned – as is he – about the health of our Asian Pear tree. The branches have become all black as have most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person touches the bottom of a pear as it hangs on the tree. - Ingwervanille/Getty Images If you haven't been fortunate enough ...