Plant two pear varieties for best pollination. The flowers of most pear varieties can't pollinate themselves. Instead, they must cross-pollinate with a different variety to develop fruit. A different ...

There are even pears that won't brown when you slice them. bhofack2 / GETTY IMAGES For some reason, pears don't get as much love and attention as apples do, and we think it's time for that to change.

More than 3,000 known pear varieties are grown around the world, but only a few varieties make it to south Louisiana grocery stores. Most of those are grown in the northwest United States, and are in ...