Totally agree, our agriculture is so primitive, in the sense of not being sophisticated at all (just plough, remove everything that lives there, plant grass, cut early, repeat). Great links. Thanks!

*Robots and humans to build Canada’s 9-storey timber tower together

I guess we should just do more offshore wind at home, in Europe ¯_(ツ)_/¯

And support wind elsewhere. I know that in much of the world, solar is more feasible. But I am also sure there are places where access to electricity and pollution are problems at the same time, and where wind would be a better option.

It is an Opal Plum.

BTW, my first search results agree with my palette ^‿

Some call plum ‘Opal’ the most delectable of all fruit. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/plum/caring-for-opal-plum-trees.htm

Picked straight from the tree it’s probably the best tasting of all the plums. https://gardenfocused.co.uk/fruitarticles/plums/variety-opal.php

PS: If you really want to be technical, it is the pathogen that is transmissible. Infection is what happens when the pathogen “invades” the tissues and/or afterward (different uses). Some dictionaries (e.g., Merriam-Webster) literally put the word disease in the definition of infection. But yes, the pathogen is being transmitted, not the disease, as in the spread of HIV, not the spread of AIDS.

My mum has a sweet plum that fruits in July in Dfb (Poland). It is amazing, it gives a lot of fruit every two years, a real treat, my favorite.

If you want to plant a pear, look out for juniper in the neighborhood. There is a common disease that transfers between these two.