How to Grow Pears in Australia

The Complete Guide to Growing Pears in the Home GardenThe pear is one of the great fruits of the temperate world — ancient in cultivation, extraordinary in flavour when properly tree-ripened, and deeply beautiful in the garden through every season. From the cloud of white blossom in early spring through the sculptural elegance of the developing fruit hanging in summer to the brilliant gold and crimson of the autumn leaves, the pear tree (Pyrus communis and Pyrus pyrifolia) earns its place in t…