Of course, if you want those white blooms, you can plant any one of several varieties of bearing pear trees. Kieffer pear is especially recommended. That way you get a beautiful tree and pears.

The best of all worlds is to have a pear tree of your own — or know somebody who does. This has been an excellent year for the pears. My friend Dana Burton has a Kieffer pear tree in her yard ...

Pear trees can be roughly divided into two types ... This European type named Kieffer was hard and crunchy but more resistant to fire blight. It was grown commercially and replaced other ...

“Trees at nurseries are often one to two years old.” The Kieffer pear tree, in particular, can self-pollinate, so it's great for beginners; however, you’ll see a more productive yield if you ...

Pears are one of the most popular fruit trees to grow around the world and growing a pear tree in your garden allows you to harvest juicy and sweet fruits that surpass any you will find in grocery ...

He suggests that if someone wants a flowering pear tree, they turn to types that actually produce pears, like the Kieffer. The Arboretum grows several of them at their new edible display garden ...

Will this contaminate my Kieffer pear, which is 50 feet away? Can you identify this disease? What can be done? Dear Maureen: Your pear tree is infested with the pear leaf blister mite, which I ...

Leaving them to tree ripen results in the condition you have described. The European variety you describe is very likely a "Kieffer" pear. They are adaptable to the hot, dry lower desert and do ...

You can pick up wood mulch from the orchard free of charge. Q: This is the first year my Kieffer pear tree has given me pears. According to my research they are an early September variety.