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.
Also called the cactus pear, this unusual fruit is egg or pear shaped, three to four inches long, and covered with sharp spines. The large spines are removed before shipping, but the skin is still full of smaller, fibrous ones - many of them practically invisible - so prickly pears must be handles with great care.