| Planting a garden and taking care of it is a good | | | | the '70s. The fruit is most commonly used in |
| hobby. Watching all the things grow and yield a | | | | cider, a light fruit wine with the characteristics of |
| fruit later is a great feeling, but before you go on | | | | beer both in amount of alcohol and texture. |
| and populate your garden with random items you | | | | Pear trees rarely grow larger than about 50 feet, |
| should give pear trees a though. | | | | but all types are different. Some grow that big, |
| Pears are a little less known than apples because | | | | some can be used next to a building easily. The |
| they are less popular despite the fact that apple | | | | roots usually go rather deep, therefore light and |
| and pear trees are from the same family plant. | | | | sandy soil is a good choice for pear. |
| They are about the same size trees so if you are | | | | Since pear trees fertilize each other in most |
| thinking about putting them in your garden you will | | | | species, they are best planted in pairs about |
| need about the same space. | | | | 20-30 feet apart to leave space for roots. These |
| There are different types of pear, depending on | | | | trees grow rather quickly, so if you want to have |
| the kind and source of origin. Asian pears trees | | | | pears then you can expect to in about 2-3 years |
| are evergreen and Asian pear is much like a small | | | | if you choose a trained two years old tree. |
| yellow apple. They are more round without the | | | | If you read the labels on the trunk of the tree |
| oval part on the bulbous end. | | | | you will be able to tell how tall it grows, so there |
| These trees originate from south west Asia and | | | | is no danger of overgrowing. |
| south east Europe and only a handful of species | | | | These trees are best planted in the autumn and |
| are cultivated fro wild growing pear trees. In the | | | | for the variety you would like to use you will |
| United Kingdom wild variations are rather common | | | | most probably have to cut a branch into your |
| sight, small mammals and birds carry the seeds. | | | | tree. This process is called grafting and is the |
| While pear is commonly used in cookery and | | | | common way to reproduce pear varieties that |
| beverage breweries, almost half of the orchards | | | | don't grow from seed. |
| have been destroyed in the United Kingdom since | | | | |