JEFFERSON CITY — Plant and tree nurseries in Missouri soon will be prohibited from selling a handful of fast-spreading ...

Produce picks: Comice pearsSo a partridge in a pear tree doesn’t seem like just the right gift for your true love? Instead, ditch the bird, leave the tree at the nursery and buy some comely ...

Asian pears are hefty round fruits that are ripe when they are still firm, just like apples. They ripen best on the tree, and are often packed carefully, with a protective layer of insulation ...

'Plum 'Black Amber' is the best pick for a small garden, only growing to a maximum of 150-200cm tall,' she said. 'They produce delicious fruit in the first year, and lots of it! This dwarf tree is ...

Bred by Frank Reimer near Medford, Ore., in 1935, Best Ever is a cross of the prized Comice pear with an obscure French variety called Louis Pasteur.

There are thousands of varieties of pears across the globe, but only a handful appear regularly on our grocers’ shelves. But which pear should you pick for which purpose? Varieties like Comice ...

Wherever you buy your first Bartlett, Bosc, or Comice of the season, there’s a good chance it grew in Oregon. The official state fruit, pyrus communis or common pear, is among the state’s most ...

Alternate Names: Doyenne du Comice, Christmas pear Characteristics: Pictured here is a red Comice, a variety of Comice pears that is still relatively new on the market (first found in the orchard ...

Combine the pears and the spinach together and add your desired amount of vinaigrette to the salad. Serve on the bottom of the plate with the crispy pork belly on top.

Q:I moved into a house that has a pear tree in the backyard. I waited until the pears got a nice yellow color, then I picked them. But when I tried to eat them, the insides of the pears were ...