America’s Oldest Pear Tree Still Bearing Fruit at 363 Years

In 1630, the Puritan settler and Governor of the Massachusets Bay Colony, John Endicott, planted one of the first fruit trees to be cultivated in the New World. Today, Endicott's pear tree still stands – having survived   multiple hurricanes, earthquakes, suburban sprawl, and even attacks by vandals. Read the rest of America's Oldest Pear Tree Still Bearing Fruit at 363 Years via INHABITAT