Some pear varieties need a compatible second variety nearby for pollination, says Spoonemore, so always check the pollination requirements before buying one.
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Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
1 Sep. 2026
Over centuries, hundreds of thousands of varieties and cultivars have been bred from them, making the plant family one of the largest in the world.
But the roadway is already the primary street for several subdivisions, including the Brookstone Apartments, which has over 220 units, and the Mallard Grove housing subdivision, which has 114 homes.
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DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
The highway department will strategically apply salt to intersections, hills, bridges and curbs in subdivisions, but aim for conserving on other stretches of subdivision roads.
Sorry to sit on the fence but both of them… There was little to like about a stale, out-of-sorts Manchester United facing a side with not a single fearsome attacker.
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Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2026
The period included two incomplete passes to Thornton, who looked a little more out of sorts than usual throughout this particular day.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2026
The Atlantic blue crab has been present in the Adriatic Sea since at least the 1940s, arriving in ballast water from commercial vessels, according to Piero Genovesi, an invasive species expert at Italy’s environmental protection institute.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2026
They were first added to the endangered species list in 1986, when only 17 nesting pairs existed in the Great Lakes region.
Prices for most types of petroleum products have gone up since the war with Iran began in late February, amid limits on how much could flow through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Willa Rubin,
NPR,
4 Sep. 2026
The drag system handles up to 15 pounds – enough for most types of fish in lakes and ponds.
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