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Extension cord: Take pears off the tree to ripen
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Extension cord: Take pears off the tree to ripen

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Pears are one of my favorite fruits. I eat at least one a day at breakfast through the fall and winter. In fact I have my own pear tree that contains two varieties, Bartlett and Bosc that pollinate each other. But unlike apples I can’t eat the fruit right off the tree.

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Orchards affected by ODOT spray

  • Julie Raefield-Gobbo
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While tourists filled the roads during blossom season, an unexpected challenge to local pear orchards quietly took hold amongst those beautiful blooms, along those same roadsides.

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S. Gorham Babson

The life of S. Gorham Babson (Gorie) was an exceptional one by any measure. A gentle-hearted and kind man, he was loved and admired by everyon…