WSU Extension educator Tim Smith discusses a demonstration planting of d’Anjou pears Pear growers who plan to be in the industry a while longer will need to consider alternatives to the standard way of growing pears, says Tim Smith, Washington State University Extension educator. Old pear trees don’t yield enough, are difficult to prune, and make pest control challenging because of poor spray coverage. When the labor supply is tight, pickers will be able to choose between climbing ladders to pick pears from tall trees that are sticky from pear psylla or picking apples from a platform in a –modern […]