EditorialRepublican congressional nominee Mike Lawler, center, who unseated Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in the Midterms, chats at an election night party in Pear River, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2022. (Jeenah Moon/The New York Times)
EditorialFrom left, pumpkin-butterscotch custard with spiced whipped cream, mini oatmeal-cranberry whoopie pies and red wine-pear cardamom cake, in New York, Oct. 10, 2022. Food styled by Barrett Washburne. (Ryan Liebe/The New York Times)
EditorialDavid Coyle, a professor of forest health at Clemson University, with the invasive pear tree produced by the popular Bradford pear, in Clemson, S.C., on March 16, 2020. (Mike Belleme/The New York Times)
EditorialA pear poached in red wine and finished with pomegranate seeds, in New York, Sept. 28, 2021. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times)
EditorialPear trees are cut down at Meyer Orchard, which is dismantling after more than century of operation due to drought that shows no sign of letting up, in Talent, Ore., Aug. 30, 2021. (Jordan Gale/The New York Times)