Fun fact, which explains a lot: Pears are one of the few types of fruit that don’t ripen on the tree, according to USA Pears, a website run by a group representing growers in the Northwest.
Colt, of Connecticut, had 100 kinds of pears; Frost & Co., of Rochester, exhibited 100 kinds of apples, pears and grapes, among which were seven superb species of crab-apples, one kind in clusters ...
SHIROI, Chiba Prefecture—A pear grower here has decided to cut back on cultivation of the “king of pears” after three years of extremely poor harvests due to the intense summer heat.
The Telluride school district’s kitchen team (left to right): Carmen Nieto, Melson Cheris, Roxana Soto, Raul Sanchez, Cristino Hungria and Cristino Ungria Rosa. (Courtesy photo) ...