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RE: Backyard Pear Picking {Mindful Reflection}

Pear trees can be so productive - and they take less care than apples because they do better when they are not pruned. Those look like great pears! That tough skin keeps a lot of tiny pests at bay, so the tradeoff is worth it. When fruit falls to the ground, I like to think about how the tree's deep roots are bringing up all kinds of nutrients and putting it into the fruit. When the fruit rots, it's providing those nutrients to the top soil. So it's all beneficial, in its own way. Enjoy your pears and other autumn harvests! Yay for autumn!

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Such great observations! Thank you for sharing! Makes sense about the pruning as that might explain why the tree was so productive this year. His dad was diagnosed with Parkinson's a few years ago, so he hasn't been able to do as much physical labor as he used to (like pruning trees). I love that imagery of the circle of energy between the tree and the fruit. We saw lots of bees buzzing around the fruit, as well, which always makes me happy knowing how precarious the bee situation is right now! Hooray for autumn indeed! My favorite time of year. :)

That's good advice, as we were about to prune ours but I remembered someone here saying not to prune them, maybe it was you!

@haphazard-hstead So good to see that you are still here :)

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