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The Parsonage is a cultivar of the European Pear (Pyrus communis) which is a native of New Rochelle, New York in northeastern United States. [1] The pear tree, found on the parsonage of Reverend Doctor R. U. Morgan, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, [2] was introduced as the Parsonage pear in 1857 by Stephen P. Carpenter of the Huguenot Nurseries of New Rochelle.
Over 3000 cultivars of the pear are known. [1] The following is a list of the more common and important cultivars, with the year and place of origin (where documented) and an indication of whether the pears are for cooking, eating, canning, drying or making perry.
The Huntington is a cultivar of the European Pear (Pyrus communis) and is a native of New Rochelle, New York in northeastern United States. [1] The original pear tree was found in the woods by James P. Huntington when still small and was transplanted to his yard on Main Street in the center of town.
Pyrus pyraster is a deciduous plant reaching 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft) in height as medium-sized shrub and 15–20 metres (49–66 ft) as a tree. [2] Unlike the cultivated form, the branches have thorns. [2]
The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) was a research program at Princeton University that studied parapsychology. [1] Established in 1979 by then Dean of Engineering Robert G. Jahn , PEAR conducted formal studies on two primary subject areas, psychokinesis (PK) and remote viewing .
The pear tree was an object of particular veneration (as was the walnut) in the tree worship of the Nakh peoples of the North Caucasus – see Vainakh mythology and see also Ingushetia – the best-known of the Vainakh peoples today being the Chechens of Chechnya. Pear and walnut trees were held to be the sacred abodes of beneficent spirits in ...
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Conference pear from Savoie. A medium-sized pear with an elongated bottle shape, the Conference pear is similar in appearance to the 'Bosc pear'. A table pear, it is suitable for fresh-cut processing. [3] The fruit skin is thick greenish-brown, becoming pale yellow when ripe. The flesh is white, but turns pale yellow when the pear is ripe.