### plant part | fruit | pear:

Bosc pear
* are a winter pear with long necks and are covered with a brown russeting
  - also at their flavorful peak
  - golden brown
  - ripe when they turn from a brownish green to a light golden color
  - very good for baking, cooking, or eating fresh
* take a longer time to cook.

Fresh pear
* Most fresh pears contain potassium.
* are a popular and profitable fruit, with consumption increasing worldwide.

### plant part | fruit:

Plum
* Many plums are symptomless carriers.
* Most plums fall from trees.
* Most plums grow on ancient trees
* Some plums sucker readily and are thus useful in hedgerows.
* appear variable as the small and larger plums start to separate out.
* are a crop in decline in Michigan
  - abundant in late summer, and they work brilliantly in galettes
  - an excellent source of vitamin A, calcium, magnesium, iron, potassium and fiber
  - drupes
  - edible fruit
  - free of sodium and cholesterol
  - fruit trees
  - located in stores
  - much like a berry in terms of sweetness
  - now the second most cultivated fruit in the world, second only to apples
  - part of plums
  - positions
  - relatives of the peach, nectarine and almond and prunes are dried plums
  - stone fruit
  - tricky, and often fall from the tree just before they are ripe
* become prunes.
* come in a variety of colors including purple, black, green, orange and yellow
  - wide variety of colors and sizes
* generally bloom and fruit in three to five years.
* have similar storage characteristics and problems as peaches, cherries, and apricots.
* includes peels
  - sections
* make exceptional crumbles, cobblers, puddings, pies, tarts and cake.
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* prefer a sheltered site out of the wind to insure that flowers are pollinated successfully.
* refer also to local sort of plums.
* sprout freely from the roots and can spread into unwanted areas.
* tend to ooze sap more than some other species.
+ Plum, Cultivation
  * Plums come in a wide variety of colors and sizes. Some are much firmer-fleshed than others, and some have yellow, white, green or red flesh, with equally varying skin color.

### plant part | fruit | plum:

American plum
* is native to eastern and midwestern North America, extending locally in the west.
* native, deciduous, sometimes thicket-forming, erect shrub or small tree.

Damson
* are blue-black fruit which look like a small plum
  - plants
  - small, have a tart flavor and are used mainly for processing
* ripen a little later than most plums.

Japanese plum
* are larger than European plums and it stronger race
  - vigourous growers and fruit best on young wood
* prefer lighter loamy soils.

Pome
* are both accessory fruits and simple fruits
* contain many pits, and are represented by apples, quince and pears.
* have several seeds enclosed in a core surrounded by flesh.
* is fruit

Pumpkin fruit
* Some pumpkin fruit consists of water.
* continue to size and color.

Red fruit
* Most red fruit appears on plants.
* Some red fruit contains nuts
  - stays on trees
* are great for shy eaters as reptiles are naturally attracted to the color red
  - turtles are naturally attracted to the color red
* contain poisonous seeds and are attractive to children.
* is eaten by birds.
* persists into winter providing food for birds.

Ripe fruit
* come off mother plant and fall naturally.
* has aroma
  - deep yellow skin
  - tropical aroma