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.
Most of the pears we know today are derived from those cultivars. Pears are grown throughout the United States and Europe and are now being introduced as commercial crops in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Chile. In the United States, Oregon, Washington, and California produce particularly excellent pears. This is one fruit you do not want tree-ripened.