Bartlett is still the most popular pear variety being planted in Washington, but sales of d’Anjou nursery trees have picked up in recent years, a nursery survey shows. Lindsay Buckner, senior vice president for field services at Tree Top, Inc., published results of his nursery survey this spring. Bartlett accounted for 30 percent of pear trees sold for planting in 2007. Although many of the trees are for replacements or interplants, new blocks have been planted in the Yakima district, he reports. The Bartlett market has been strong over the past few years, resulting in good returns. A decline in […]