Before one scoop of soil is turned over this should be aa question your asking yourself.
“Are you a pear researcher or pear grower?”
Clearly i fall into the research category. If you are a grower that means you mostly grow all gem or another similar variety. Growers change varieties if production falls short of their goals.
I feel sorry for my pear 
I have cared for it since it was a seed for 2 years. This year it died from root rot because I had planted it in a pot with no holes. I didn’t notice until its leaves turned black. It was 1 meter tall. If it had stayed, it would have fruited in those 2 years. But I will grow it from seed again. I don’t like to buy from nurseries. Most of my orchard is grown from seeds. Everything you plant with your own hands tastes different. 
I have all pears Asian and Euro going that interest me at the moment.
I figure some will take much longer than others to fruit, some will have issues, some wont be as good as another in one year or the next… some may skip a year fruiting… and some may just not thrive.
So im playing pear roulette. Actually im doing that with everything. Apples, Peaches, Cherries, Plums… brambles.
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I am a pear grower but not by choice. Specifically Asian pears. They grow so well in my area that it was a no brainer to grow as many as I can. I have 8 asian pears and 2 european pears.
Europea pears do not grow well for me. Fabraea keeps them from growing well. On the other hand asaian pears grow great.
My Gem pear tree is full of small marble size pears. Hope it goes well but the fabraea does lots of damage in late spring. It rained yesterday so I think its not going to look good when I get home from work. The Barlett pear does so much better and is a great pollinator. Its is full of fruit and still blooming.
Gem was recommended to me because of its resistance to Fabraea. In my case I say it doesnt compare to the Bartlett or Asian pears. I wanted to remove it this spring but it was full of spurs and ready to bloom for the first time. It bloomed so nice and is full of fruit.
This is a picture when it bloomed.
Asain pears you can eat right off the tree which I prefer.
I’m a pear grower who does some anecdotal research on rootstock and variety winter hardiness.
I am a pear grower… that is also researching to find out if there are any pear varieties that will survive fire blight here.
The same for apples…
I have tried many varieties only to have them dead or seriously mamed by year 3 or 4.
If my current pear and apple trees die of fire blight… my researching will be over. I will grow somehing else that can survive and thrive here… no spray.
TNHunter
I would definitely say a Pear Grower though we do have a few store bought trees. We have a table of pear trees grafted now.
Oddly a huge scion of Diamond Pear a nice poster sent seems to be rooting by cutting so far.
Many of us chase the gold at the end of the rainbow. I could have hundreds of pounds of really good pears to pick, and sometimes i drive past them just to check on a new rootstock. I get lots of pears but i always want something new.
I like to eat pears. Is there anything better in the dead of winter than popping open a can of pear butter or pear sauce or canned pear halves in light syrup along with some cottage cheese?
My pear goals:
I’d like to discover which of the pear varieties I’ve planted over the past year will grow/produce best in my area… and I’m open to trying more.
My dream goal is that, after a few years of growing out seeds from my future pears, I find that one or two of my crosspollinated seeds produce a tree/fruit worth sharing. (I’m in my mid 40’s, hoping that tinkering with pear and persimmon varieties becomes a more serious hobby after I retire.)
I want to supply any future baking experiments my wife can imagine.
I want a reliable source of healthy food.
I’d never thought about it, but most of my pear goals have an experimental/research related bent to them. Like @clarkinks, I’d much rather have an interesting/beneficial discovery than a bushel of pears.
The one pear Clark does not have but really wants is:
I’ve got 2 trees grafted and both are growing.
Yes, I really do have the only pear Clark is really looking for but has not said a word.
I’m a grower and i just want that giant pear that i had overseas from the comfort of my backyard 
that giant Asian Pear that i shared with my toddler, aunt, and sister and STILL had a quarter left of the pear left after we all had enough for the moment.
I may grab more next year after i figure out where everything goes. Been really wanting red d’anjou but will need another European one too with it i guess.
I grabbed juicy jewel for fun this year but it came with no tag and apparently doesn’t want to live. It’s alive but not alive yet
Winning the mega millions lottery jackpot and a fresh pear ripening out of storage 
What variety is that?
What is funny is it could be any pear i dont have. Once in awhile i walk my orchard and run onto something i forgot about.
Do you have Beurre Alexander Lucas?
Let me check on that. It seems like someone sent me one. That one was on my list for sure this year.
Im looking for the douglas, ayer, and estella siblings pretty hard. I gave the esteella, ayer to @39thparallel last year. I gave him douglas years ago. Ince pear is what im really looking hard for.
Looks like it is still on my list
I grafted a Euro Pound Pear. Clearly no flavor champion. But about the largest, stores all winter pear. On the fence over Korean Giant. Have scions. But I never liked the ones our Korean Relatives grew.
