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 ...

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 or ...

It's officially spring in Greater Cincinnati, meaning you've probably seen white-flowering Callery pear trees blooming all over the city. The Callery pear tree − also known as the Bradford pear tree − ...

A person touches the bottom of a pear as it hangs on the tree. - Ingwervanille/Getty Images If you haven't been fortunate enough to grow and care for a pear tree in your backyard, you might not know ...

Q. How do I know when it’s time to pick my pears? Last year I picked them when I thought they were ripe, but they were bad (the cores were brown and mushy). European pears need to be harvested when ...

Callery pear trees (Pyrus calleryana), also referred to as Bradford pears, were introduced to the United States more than 100 years ago. Originally, the trees served as the rootstock to edible pears ...