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Episode 76: The Pear Tree

In Part 2 of my second Fruit Tree Miniseries, I cover the Pear Tree. My reaction to this tree will certainly be varied, because despite its connection to untold cultures in the Caucuses and symbolism of longevity and generosity in China, I really just can’t get into liking the fruit. I think Pears are gross! But today, listen as I open myself to new experiences and try to find love in what I believe to be the wrong places. This episode does not go in depth on the Bradford Pear, to kick that bee’s nest please listen to Episode 17.
Music is by Academy Garden (academygarden.bandcamp.com)
Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram
Social Media and Script Editing is by Laurie Hilburn (lhilburn.journoportfolio.com)
Follow me on Twitter and Facebook @MyFavoriteTrees and on Instagram @treepodcast.

Sources:

The Chechens: A Handbook (2004), Amjad M. Jaimoukha, pg 108

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-rose-family/

https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/how-to-grow-pears/9ba683603be9fa5395fab901e96155c2

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/108738-oldest-pear-tree

https://thestarryeye.typepad.com/newage/2009/09/baby-buddha-shaped-pears.html

https://www.ehow.com/info_8087297_significance-pear-tree-chinese.html

https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/trees-woods-and-wildlife/british-trees/a-z-of-british-trees/pear/

https://spiritoftrees.org/the-magic-pear-tree

http://trade.usapears.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/USA-Pears-Pear-Handling-Manual.pdf

https://www.etymonline.com/word/pear

https://www.thespruceeats.com/korean-pear-bae-2118641

http://1174.sanin.jp/en/

https://candlewineproject.wordpress.com/2010/09/13/history-of-pears/

https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/endicott-pear-tree-still-alive-massachusetts-nearly-400-years/

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Episode 75: The Mango Tree

This episode kicks off a new three-part fruit tree miniseries! Up first is the Mango Tree, a species hailing from India that inspires love in Hinduism, rest and introspection in Buddhism, and admiration in modern China. Learn more about its unique domestication history in southeast Asia, Florida, and beyond. 
Music is by Academy Garden (academygarden.bandcamp.com)
Cover Art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram
Script editing and social media by Laurie Hilburn (lhilburn.journoportfolio.com)
Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees and on Instagram @treepodcast

Sources:

https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/mango_ars.html

https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.15731

https://tucson.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/the-most-popular-mango-in-us-is-far-from-the-best/article_c983fdec-ffe6-5248-95b9-8c340ded52a0.html

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mango

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35461265

https://www.themangofactory.com/growing-mangoes/mango-blooming-polination/blooming-and-pollination/

https://www.thebetterindia.com/57267/mango-national-fruit-of-india-history/

https://medium.com/mango-mindfulness/how-the-humble-mango-tree-became-the-source-of-the-buddhas-awakening-c516e244fba9

https://bigmanbusiness.com/130/top-mango-importing-and-exporting-countries/

https://www.growables.org/information/TropicalFruit/MangoFTBG6.htm