Pears are amazing, ancient fruits that are related to roses, ripen best off the tree, and have wood so tough and smooth that people use it to make musical instruments like recorders and flutes. [1, 2]
Fun Pear Facts
- Family of Roses: Pears belong to the rose family (Rosaceae), which means pear blossoms look a lot like lovely wild roses. [1, 2, 3]
- Ripen Off the Tree: Pears do not ripen on the branch. Farmers pick them when they are full-size but still hard, and they soften up nicely on your kitchen counter. [1, 2, 3, 4]
- Musical Trees: Strong pear tree wood is smooth and dense, making it a favorite material for woodwind instruments like claruit-like recorders and oboes
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