HINCKLEY, Ohio – When Paul O’Neill, owner of Weymouth Farms & Orchard, Winery in Hinckley, first tasted an Asian pear, he ...

Properties: Asian pears are high in vitamins C and K and in dietary fiber. Uses: Originally eaten just as a raw fruit, the Asian pear can be used in everything savory and sweet, ranging from salads to ...

New Jersey is brimming with fall activities – from hayrides and pumpkin patches to hiking, wine tasting, and bustling farmers’ markets. While apple picking reigns as one of the state’s most popular ...

Our edible and very fragrant Mystery Plant (Asian pear, Nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia) is the fruit of a small tree which botanists place in the rose family. It is very much kin to apples, and the ...

Question: I have an Asian pear tree. I have so much fruit this year that I’d like to make some pear butter or pear sauce with them. Can I process them like regular pears or do I need to do something ...

California has long been home to Asian pear orchards, many of which were started by Asian immigrants, primarily Japanese, more than a century ago. Often much larger and juicier than their European ...

From left are a winter melon, jujubes, luffa squash, Asian pears and Chinese long beans, all grown at Gene Peng's orchard southwest of Lawrence. It’s a busy season at Jujube Orchard, where Gene Peng ...

What’s in season: Sometimes referred to as the apple pear, there are over 100 varieties of Asian pears, with many of the original California plantings started by Japanese immigrants a century or more ...