Pears are tasty and really sweet fruits.
Pears are really nice fruits that (almost) everyone loves. Let’s find out more about it!
- The word pear is referred to the ree and the shrub.
- Both of them belong to the genus Pyrus.
- They also belong to the family of Rosaceae.
- Pears bear the pomaceous fruit of the same name.
- The fruit is cultivated to coastal and mildly temperature regions.
- It is native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia, but only in places with such temperatures.
- Pearwood is suitable for the manufacture of high-quality woodwind instruments and furniture.
- There are 3000 varieties of pears, that are known and grown.
- In 2017, the world production of pears was 24 million tonnes.
- China is the main producer.
- It was first cultivated in Europe during 1000 B.C.
- A normal pear tree can grow to 12 meters tall.
- Plant trees have heart-shaped or oval green leaves.
- Pear trees have white or pink flowers.
- Pears have both stamens and pistils.
- They can perform self – pollination though.
- Insects are their main pollinators.
- Pear trees’ fruits are covered with green, yellow, or reddish skin.
- The fruit is harvested green.
- It continues to ripen when removed from the tree.
- That way producers prevent overripe.
- They are one of the highest-fiber fruits.
- It contains 6 grams per size medium-sized fruit.
- The world’s most expensive pears are the Buddha shaped ones.
- They cost 9$ each.
- The heaviest weights 2.948.
- During the 1700s their nickname was “butter fruit”.
- This nickname was given to the pears because of their soft, buttery texture.
- The pear was sacred to 2 goddesses according to greek mythology.
- In the Odyssey, Homer called the pear a “gift from the Gods”.
