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History of pears

Dec 05, 20233 min
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Episode description

Pears are woody trees and shrubs in the genus Pyrus. No one is sure how many Pyrus species there are — it could be anything between 20 and 80. Part of the confusion stems from the natural tendency of pear species to hybridise.

Genetic studies show that pears fall into two major geographically separated groups: Asian and Occidental.

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