Facts about Pear
A pear is a pomaceous fruit produced by a tree of genus Pyrus. Pears are the least allergenic of all fruits. Pears will ripen faster if placed next to bananas in a fruit bowl. The romans did not eat the pears raw. The pear is very similar to the apple in cultivation, propagation and pollination. Pears are good for the lungs and the stomach. Pears are native to coastal and mildly temperate regions of the Old World, from western Europe and north Africa east right across Asia. The pear is thought to have originated in present-day western China in the foothills of the Tian Shan, a mountain range of Central Asia, and to have spread to the north and south along mountain chains, evolving into a diverse group of over 20 widely recognized primary species. There are about 30 primary species, major subspecies, and naturally occurring interspecific hybrid of pears. Pears have been cultivated in China for approximately 3000 years. Pears can be very beneficial in lowering high blood pressure, controlling blood cholesterol levels, and increasing urine acidity. |
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