Bartlett Pear by auntietk

Photography • Food • posted on Oct 10, 2007

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This shot was taken at the same time I took the picture of the apples. For those of you who were wondering, and those who were egging me on, I did NOT steal any fruit from my neighbors! I only took pictures. I was tempted of course - everything looked so beautiful - but I was only being a sneak, not a thief! :) ........... By the way. Did you know that apples and pears are heterozygotic? That means they don't come true from seed. If you have a Red Delicious apple, for example, and you take the five seeds from that apple and plant them, and they grow to maturity and produce fruit, that fruit will be inedible. You will not get Red Delicious apples from those seeds. Apple and pear trees produce their specific variety of fruit because they've been grafted. If you think I'm crazy, or think that's fascinating information, check out "The Botany of Desire" by Michael Pollan. Excellent book!

Comments (45)

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zoren

7:26PM | Wed, 10 October 2007

delicious...!

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goodoleboy

7:37PM | Wed, 10 October 2007

What's this, you can't get apples or pear trees from seeds? Talk about disillusioned...all my years wasted believing you could! Well, I guess that blows the story of Johnny Appleseed out of the water. Anyway, a fabulous capture of the gorgeous Bartlett pear, my favorite variety of the species, hanging in delicious temptation from the limb. Terrific clarity, lighting and textures in this macro, my dear!

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sharky_

8:45PM | Wed, 10 October 2007

Well...so much for me wanting to start one of these plants from seedlings. Interesting subject and capture. Aloha

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cmolsen2002

8:49PM | Wed, 10 October 2007

How lovely and appropriate that this lovely Fall pear is seen in dappled shade.... Looks yummy too. (Did you know that when you can pears, you have to leave the long stringy bit down the centre alone? Most of the flavour is in there!) You never, EVER went scrumping apples? Not ever? One evening each Autumn, us kids used to go on a scrumping evening, and from the comment I read above, it seems I'm not the only Brit around here!

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npauling

9:07PM | Wed, 10 October 2007

Excellent capture of this beautiful pear and the info is interesting as I didn't know that.

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Richardphotos

9:23PM | Wed, 10 October 2007

very interesting tidbit about pears and apples.I love pears but developed an allergy to them.I have a fruitless pear tree that has tiny fruit about the size of a dime.one of my dogs loves the little fruit.if I trim branches, she is over eating the fruit.I love your capture

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Digitaleagle

11:29PM | Wed, 10 October 2007

I have two pear trees in my yard and never once thought of taking a pic of the fruit, HMMMMM. Awesome image great lighting and color.

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Hendesse

12:44PM | Thu, 11 October 2007

Mmmm...I love pears. Excellent shot with beautiful light and colors!

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Cosine

9:59PM | Thu, 11 October 2007

Maybe you should have backed up a step or two and gotten a shot of a Bartlett pair at the same time. :-) My new house has a pear tree, but I haven't tasted the fruit yet. Been kinda busy, ya know? I really like this one: very nice colors and composition.

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lizzibell

11:58PM | Thu, 11 October 2007

Beautiful...

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nongo

7:24PM | Fri, 12 October 2007

Gorgeous example of a most delicious fruit!!!!! I used to have a dehydrator and I dried all sorts of fruit, but dried pears are my favorite, they're just like candy but healthier for you!!!! excellent image!!!