Endicott Pear Tree
From Salem Links and Lore
Gov. John Endicott (1589-1665), the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, planted this pear tree in approximately 1632. The colony granted him "Orchard Farm" in Danvers where he planted this pear tree, which still lives today. You can find it in an enclosed fence, at Rear 100 Endicott St., near the Danversport section of town. According to the Visitor's Guide "this tree is claimed to be the oldest cultivated fruit tree in New England."
See Also
Endecott Pear Tree,scroll down for a photograph of the pear tree.
Visitor's Guide to Salem,1937 ed, p.259
