Question: I have a 'Bartlett' pear tree, and this year I have a lot of small black spots on the fruit. What causes that? Answer: This sounds like scab, a fungal disease caused by Venturia pirina.

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. It is ...

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.

Q: I have an old Bartlett pear tree. It was mature when I bought my home 27 years ago. The tree produces more fruit every other year. About three years ago, I had an abundant crop. The flavor of ...

Bartlett pear season is startingIt’s known as a Williams pear to most of the world, but to us, it’s the Bartlett. It might have been the Williams pear here as well, but in 1799, when this pear ...

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.

Courtland is a small town near Sacramento and celebrates its harvest with the annual Bartlett Pear Festival, including a fun run and food.

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. Some are already on the ground.

The Pacific Mountain Bartlett pear is called the summer pear. Actually, it is to fall what the robin is to spring. The first one shows up just about now, promising that the long hot summer is reall… ...

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, ...

White flowers, lustrous dark green leaves and fast-growing genes — what a perfect combination of characteristics for a tree. Think again. More than 230 Bradford pear trees are planted on borough ...

I had thought the Bartlett pear tree in our front yard would pollinate the Seckel, but obviously it was not. All pears need another variety to pollinate it, but that wasn’t working.