Is it the latest shade of green?
Every year new shoots reach for the sky. In February I cut them down. I make the cut past the second node to encourage the right amount of fruit to grow. Okay, I don't really know what I'm doing, but I know this farmer family that has pear trees. Guess who harvests their hair?
In September I pick the pairs. Our cellar isn't really built for long term storage and the pears seem to ripen all at once. I usually dry them with the dehydrator. They turn into delicious candy. Processing is a lot more work than growing in this case.
Here are our pears today.
