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P6334

ID Number: P6334
Item Name: Image
Title: Pear Tree / Poiriers
Title (Fre): Poiriers
Description: Black and white photograph of a Jesuit Pear Tree; the tree takes up the majority of the photo and is surrounded by a short fence; houses are partially visible behind and beside the tree
History: According to legend, Jesuit pear trees, which can attain a height of 80 feet and produce 40 bushels of sweet pears per year, were brought over from France by the Jesuits. Still found along both sides of the Detroit River, these pear trees mark sites of early French settlement.
Place made: Canada - Ontario - Windsor
Collection Name: Museum Windsor

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Fences / clôtures

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