Regular pruning enhances yields and supports the health of a thriving pear tree. Pear trees produce juicy, sweet fruit, which can be enjoyed fresh, canned, or used in a wide array of recipes. To ...

Knowing how to prune a pear tree is essential as December approaches. The colder weather is the perfect time to shape your ...

Pear trees can give you a fantastic and reliable crop of homegrown fruits year-after-year. There are lots of delicious varieties to choose from and pears can be grown as free-standing trees, trained ...

Gardening season is about done, but you may still have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension ...

Garden tip Sharpen or replace the blades on all pruning tools. Oil the moving parts. A pair of secateurs or hand pruners, a pair of loppers and a folding pruning saw will take care of most jobs.

Srdjan Acimovic, an assistant professor at Virginia Tech University, shaves away bark to examine the spread of fire blight in a pear tree branch at Oregon State University’s Southern Oregon Research ...