The Very Oldest Pear Tree

The Very Oldest Pear Tree

The Very Oldest Pear Tree tells the amazing true story of the Endicott tree, and how it grew up with our nation. In the 1630s in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a Puritan settler planted a pear tree―the first of its kind in America. More than a century later, the tree still bore fruit, impressing a famous poet and one of the first US presidents.

The tree survived hurricanes, fire, and vandalism, and today, more than 350 years after it was first planted, it’s alive and strong, and clones of it grow all around the US.

• About the author: Nancy I. Sanders has written over 80 books for children, including Jane Austen for Kids. She lives with her family in California.