“What does a pear tree do before growing its fruit?”/“It pre-pears.”

The word “prepare” as nothing to do with pears, but there are jokes. A riddle was posted on Reddit—Dadjokes on March 30, 2020:
     
Q: What does a pear tree do before growing it’s fruit?
A: It pre-pears.

   
     
Reddit—Dadjokes
Posted by u/lowlz13 March 30, 2020
What does a pear tree do before growing it’s fruit?
It pre-pears
 
Twitter
Erick Lehman
@ELehman29
Replying to @Amanda_Balionis @odysseygolf and @CallawayGolf
What does a pear tree do before growing its fruit?
It pre-pears.
Charity: Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeast Michigan.
12:18 PM · Mar 30, 2020·Twitter for Android
     
Laffaff
PEAR TREE
By laffgaff April 1, 2020
What does a pear tree do before growing it’s fruit?
It pre-pears.
 
Twitter
Delano
@DelanoJPerera
What does a pear tree do before growing it’s fruit?
It pre-pears.
#JustForPun
#GroanWorthy
1:17 AM · Apr 2, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Gino Donbavand
@DonbavandGino
Replying to @DrAmirKhanGP and @BTO_GBW
Good morning Dr Amir
What does a pear tree do before growing it’s fruit?
It pre-pears.
Gino.
2:56 AM · Apr 2, 2020·Twitter for iPad