Compare top 5 countries and top 5 continents. Fruit crops usually require lots of inexpensive labor to be competitive. Again look at the table. Apple blossoms Pears Pears are probably the second deciduous tree fruit crop. The pear may have arisen in sw Asia or in China or both.
None are native to the New World.
Pears usually propagated by grafting. Both quinces and pears are more popular in Europe than in the U.S. Fruits from the genus Prunus Several important fruits belong to this genus. Among these are plums, cherries, peaches, and apricots. The fleshy mesocarp is eaten. The fruits are drupes.