This means an apple from a 'Granny Smith' apple tree won't give you seeds that produce a 'Granny Smith' apple, and the same goes for a 'Bartlett' pear. While some happy accidents occur in nature ...

Pear tree varieties open their flowers at different times from each other. For example, the European pear variety called Hood has blossoms that open quite a bit earlier than Bartlett pear.

But did you know that the Bartlett pear ... original tree stood until at least 1870. Since it is so different from any native American fruit, it’s thought that it sprang from seed brought ...

Unlike a seed bank, the repository also stores ... or you can graft it onto a rootstock and grow a tree that way. But back to my Bartlett pear example, every Bartlett pear is genetically identical ...

When lifting the pear to a horizontal position from the normal vertical, the pear detaches easily from the tree. You should not have to use anything other than just gentle pressure. If Bartlett ...

Its small to medium-size fruits ripen in autumn and have a flavor and texture like a 'Bartlett' pear. This variety can't be used to pollinate a second tree; plant three different varieties for ...

I have a 'Bartlett' pear tree I planted 4 years ago. The second year, it produced three pears. The last 2 years, it bypassed flowering and went straight into leaves... therefore, no fruit.

Pears are a climacteric fruit, like an avocado or banana, which means they cannot ripen on the tree. The key to enjoying a good Bartlett is ripening it properly. Pears love to be in pairs ...

Q. We have an older Bartlett pear tree. It bears a lot of fruit almost every year. The pears rot around the core on the tree. I understand there was a problem last year with a lot of fruit trees, ...

Here are some questions asked by other gardeners. What's yours? Q: I have a Bartlett pear tree that has plenty of fruit. Most have a bit of blush on them, but do not drop when gently lifted.

The Bartlett, called the Williams pear in England where it was first found, gets its name from Enoch Bartlett, who was the first person to sell the trees in the U.S. in the early 1800s.