Pears in a Pear Tree?

Yesterday while we were having our star apple snack I asked the children, what would happen if we planted these seeds? And Leah said, I don't know. But Natalie said, apples would grow. And I said, no, an apple tree would grow and then it would have apples on it and we could pick them. So Natalie got really excited and hollered, "We should plant an apple tree." And then she caught her breath and gasped reverently, "Oh, a pear tree!" I think the idea of having pears actually growing in her yard was a magical moment for her. Pears are her favorite fruit, as was officially determined on the day she was asked to bring her fav. fruit to school for Show & Tell.

So today we stopped at the nursery right by her school and they were having a 25% off sale on their trees. We bought a dwarf Barlett pear and a bag of Leaf-Gro to go with it. I'm happy to support Leaf-Gro since it is organic compost made from the leaves that are collected curbside as part of the Montgomery County recycling program. They take your leaves away, wait a few years, and then sell them back to you! :-)