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riversedge

(80,974 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2026, 10:47 AM Thursday

The Survivor Tree is in full bloom at the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan This callery pear tree became known as the

So lovely to see.

Some days I wonder if #WethePeople will survive Trump and his gang. I think we will but we are being bruised and the bruising will be worse as time goes on. IMHO

The Survivor Tree is in full bloom at the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan

This callery pear tree became known as the “Survivor Tree” after enduring the September 11, 2001 terror attacks at the World Trade Center.

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The Survivor Tree is in full bloom at the 9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan This callery pear tree became known as the (Original Post) riversedge Thursday OP

Sadly, the bitter, hard fruit of that pear variety is pretty much inedible. MineralMan Thursday #1

MineralMan

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1. Sadly, the bitter, hard fruit of that pear variety is pretty much inedible.

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Thu Apr 9, 2026, 10:55 AM

Thursday

It's grown for its flowers.

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