wild pear

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A variable, upright, rounded or spreading shrub or small tree to 7m, with thorny branches and broadly oval, dark green foliage producing red, orange and yellow shades in autumn. Pink-edged, white blossom in mid- to late spring is followed by spherical green fruit, sometimes flushed with red, which is hard and inedible until it falls from the tree in late summer to early autumn, becoming softer and sweeter

Scientific classification

Species: wild pear (Pyrus pyraster)
Genus: Pyrus
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Trees · Shrubs
Plant type: 4-8 metres
Height: 4-8 metres
Spread: Deciduous
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Habit: Autumn · Spring · Summer
Season of interest: Full sun
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Ideal temperature

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Distribution of wild pear

Distribution map

Europe, Western Asia

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of wild pear

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wild pear care guide

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings
Watering: Full sun
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Ideal temperature

Watering

Deep watering during dry spells, allowing slight surface drying between soakings

Fertilizing

Balanced shrub or tree feed once each early spring

Pruning

Little pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.