Prickly pear, a fruit derived from the cactus plant ... which can range in color from green to yellow, orange, red, or deep magenta. The exterior is covered in small spines or glochids, which ...

Even within the most common species, Opuntia ficus-indica, you might see fruit that's white, green, purple, yellow, red, or orange. Prickly pear is a kind of cactus fruit. Cactus pads and cactus ...

Let Stemilt’s Granny Smith and D’Anjou pears be the green consumers find in the produce department this St. Patricks’ Day.

Experts say consumers should brace for fewer fruits on grocery store shelves after a historic deep freeze damaged crops.

fruit rots, rusts, and powdery mildew. Fire blight is a common problem in pears. Stone fruits are affected by peach leaf curl, bacterial spot, brown rot, scab, and leaf spot. Left: Fire Blight on Pear ...

We show you how to get started. The most commonly planted fruit trees are apple trees but you don't always have to follow convention. Pear, plum, fig and medlar trees can also produce good results.