Growing Pear Trees
- Instructions on choosing and growing these fruit trees in the garden, with information on rootstocks, varieties, pollination, pruning and care.
- http://www.gardenaction.co.uk/fruit_veg_diary/pear_tree_1.asp

Pear Scab, Venturia pirina
- Fact sheet from West Virginia University on this economically important disease, the symptoms, disease cycle, monitoring, management and control.
- http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/ompearsc.html

Fire Blight of Pear, Erwinia amylovora
- Information from West Virginia University on this serious condition, monitoring the trees and possible control methods.
- http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/ompearfb.html

Fabraea Leaf Spot of Pear
- Information on this condition which can affect foliage and fruit, the symptoms, disease cycle, monitoring, management and chemical control.
- http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/disease_descriptions/omfabrea.html

Plant Disease Control: Pear
- Detailed information on about twenty diseases which can affect this crop and the control methods available.
- http://plant-disease.ippc.orst.edu/plant_searchResults.cfm?host_see=Pear

Crop Profiles for Pears in New England
- General production information on this crop, the cultural practices involved, insect pests, diseases, nematodes and their control by biological, cultural and chemical means.
- http://www.ipmcenters.org/CropProfiles/docs/NewEnglandpear.pdf

Victorian Pear Tree Cultivation
- Excerpt from the 'Dictionary of Daily Wants' (1858) on the culture of pears, including instructions on grafting, budding, cultivation and storage.
- http://www.gardenguide.biz/plants/victorian-pear-growing.htm

Pears
- Information on site selection for this crop, soil preparation, varieties of Asian pears and advice on selecting rootstocks.
- http://tfpg.cas.psu.edu/36.htm

Pear Midge and Leaf Blister Mite
- Information on Contarinia pyrivora and Eriophyes pyri which are two very common pests of pear trees, including typical symptoms, the life cycle of the pest and prevention and control measures.
- http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/factsheets/pc26.php

European Pear
- Article from Wikipedia on this fruit with information on its origins, cultivation and the main cultivars.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Pear