Local savings likely in the range of $5 million to $20 million. With the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project â the future MAX Orange Line â substantially complete, TriMet today announced that the project is not only on schedule, but also millions under budget.
Other names for the Asian pear include Japanese pear, Chinese pear, Taiwanese pear, Nashi pear, Oriental pear, Sand pear, salad pear, and Korean pear. They are also called apple pears because of their shape and because they have a crisp texture similar to apples.
Asian--or Chinese, Japanese or apple--pears are ready to eat while still hard. Like peaches and apples, round to slightly flat Asian pears ripen on the tree. Ripe fruit is firm and fragrant, with crisp, juicy flesh that keeps well for months in storage.