Wednesday, August 28, 2013

The Endicott Pear Tree


One of America's earliest settlers is still alive today! In approximately 1630 John Endicott, governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, planted one of the first fruit trees to be cultivated in America: a pear sapling imported from across the Atlantic.  The resilient 383 year old tree has survived hurricanes and vandalism and continues to bear fruit in modern day Salem.

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