Des Moines leaders, urban farmers and nonprofits are working to create a public orchard stocked with fruit-bearing trees like apple, peach and cherry.

After a ribbon-cutting ceremony, those gathered went inside to tour the center. A mural of a Bartlett pear tree covering two walls greeted them as they entered. It was painted by artist Lacey ...

The Home Depot listed Bartlett pear trees at about $58 this week. Additionally, in an American context, Alaska’s state bird – the Willow Ptarmigan – is a more common type of western partridge.

And a Partridge in a Pear Tree The Home Depot listed Bartlett pear trees at about $58 this week. Additionally, in an American context, Alaska’s state bird – the Willow Ptarmigan – is a more ...

Mr. William Barnes yesterday brought in from his place in the hills west of town a lot of Bartlett pears of the second crop grown on his trees this year. View Full Article in Timesmachine ...

It will be the smallest U.S. pear crop in 40 years, projected Wednesday by the Washington State Tree Fruit Association ... varieties like Starkrimson and Bartlett and is wrapping up now, with ...

As with all fruits, however, the quality of the pear begins long before it ever emerges. Proper placement, pollination, irrigation, and general care of the fruit tree are essential for the production ...

but you can't just take one off the tree and eat it, right? No, pears are a fruit that you have to pre-ripen. And even the bartlett that he's picking now is rock hard. So, we want you to take them ...

Allow your trees ... All pears will produce in our area, but for increased disease resistance consider Moon Glow, Early Gold, Ubileen, Maxie and Reddy Robin. Classics such as Bartlett, Orcas ...

Pear trees can be roughly divided into two types ... Among European pears, we think of varieties such as Bartlett, Comice and Anjou, among others, that have a buttery texture.