Pears, pyrus and perry!
This week it’s:
ALL a pear needs to grow is a deep, well-drained soil capable of holding moisture during dry spells. But if you want it to produce lots of fruits for the majority of its useful life, then you should be aware of the idiosyncratic nature of pears (see below), particularly in relation to their close relatives, the apples. We’re well into the perfect period for picking pears, so let’s take a sideways glance at these delicious, sweet, succulent fruits… he says, with pear juice dribbling down his chin!
■ The word ‘pear’ is a corruption of the Germanic word , itself from the Latin (or ), which derives from the Semitic , meaning ‘fruit’. If you see anything described as
