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Beaver Island announces its May 1995 pear-tree sale

Also 1995 Beaver Island tree sale · 1995 pear-tree sale

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TypeEvent
Date1995-05-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1995-05-06
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Announcement
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Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The 1995 annual tree sale was scheduled for May 6. The Beacon advertised Bartlett pear trees at $17 each or $30 for a pair and noted that d’Anjou trees could provide pollination.

Evidence limits

The notice records the planned sale and advertised inventory, not the final orders, deliveries, or plantings.

Sources

  1. Announces a May 6 sale, with Bartlett pear trees at $17 each or $30 per pair, and d'Anjou pears available as pollinators. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the tree-sale notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island announces its May 1995 pear-tree sale”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-tree-sale-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1995, “It's Pears in Pairs at the Annual B.I. Tree Sale.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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