The Stacey Pear Tree is a very old and remarkably healthy tree, the only pear tree on an old farm near a much younger apple orchard. As its name implies, it is in Stacyville, a neighboring township to the northwest of Benedicta. Most, if not all, of the local residents knew about the tree long before Pete Grabber, Lou Riccadelli, and myself 'discovered' the tree in the early 1980's while foraging for cider apples. A friend of mine gave me a catalog from St. Lawrence Nurseries in upstate New York. Bill MacKentley, who I have since developed a friendship with, was very enthusiastic about the tree, and was the first to ever offer the tree for sale in the early 1980's. From measurements taken by myself and Jack Kertesz, Bill estimated the tree to be upwards of 250 years old. http://www.benedicta-maine.com/Stacey_Pear_Tree/stacey_pear_tree.html -- accessed December, 2006.