We have a couple of small pear trees and small apple trees in our backyard. When we bought the house the previous owner told us that the reason for their size is that they are dwarf trees and that they would bloom regardless of that, and boy they did!  Last year we had apples and this year one of the pear trees bloomed to the max and I had pears to spare; so this weekend I bagged a few for the family.  Delicious and sweet pears from our yard, yum!