Apples and Pears (Not Cockney Rhythming Slang)

Orchards are becoming rare UK habitats (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/09/uk-farmers-ripping-up-unaffordable-orchards-nfu-president-says). Fifty-six percent of the orchards in England and Wales have disappeared since 1900. Fruit trees have been replaced by farms (farmers, in many cases, cannot see an economic benefit of having them) and/or by urban development. The high annual concentrations of blossom and fruit are, however, important for biodiversity (especially of insects and birds). The trees also do their bit to remove climate-altering carbon dioxide. It's been argued that UK farmers should be paid to maintain existing orchards. Their fruit could also be sold more widely.