A historical marker stands above the Endicott Pear Tree, stating the tree was planted by John Endecott, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The tree is a “living link to the earliest European settlers of our nation. Endecott was granted 300 acres where he settled and farmed, calling this property ‘Orchard Farm.’” (TJ Mullinax/Good Fruit Grower) Hidden from view, down an embankment in an unremarkable business park north of Boston stands a very, very old pear tree. The Endicott tree may be the oldest cultivated fruit tree in North America and is protected as a national landmark. A small […]