Pear

Pyrus spp.

How to sow pear: Transplant bare-root plant

Sun requirement for pear: Plant in Full Sun

Pears are fruiting trees or shrubs in the Pyrus genus, in the family Rosaceae. There are approximately 3000 varieties worldwide, and they are commonly divided into two major groups: European and Asian. European Pears are wider at the bottom and taper at the top. Asian Pears are shaped more like apples, and have a different texture and flavor. Most pear species are deciduous, but some in southeast Asia are evergreen. Pears are generally cold-hardy, surviving winter temperatures between -25 to -40°C. In the spring, they produce white (and sometimes, yellow or pink) flowers with 5 petals. Like apples, pears are propagated by grafting the selected variety onto a rootstock. More growing information is available in individual pear species entries.

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Growing pears

Perennial

living more than two years

How members grow pears

Sunniness

Planted from

Varieties of pear

Asian pear

Pyrus pyrifolia culta

green bartlett pear

green d'anjou pear

Red Bartlett pear

red d'anjou pear

Plant pears with

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Photos

Pear plantings

pear tree fullt of fruit

by shiny 2013-03-02 1

pear

by shiny 2012-09-20 0

Ollie and the pear tree

by shiny 2007-11-24 0

we are gonna have so many pears very soon

by shiny 2006-09-14 0

pear growing in our garden

by shiny 2012-12-29 0

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Where pears grow

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What people are saying about pears

Dinner from the garden

by shiny,

Chicken simmered in broth and white wine,with lemon, crispy sage leaves, polenta chips with parmesan, and a salad of arugula , pear and candied walnuts.

lemons sage arugula pears walnuts

Swap/trade (Australia): want large planting containers, will swap for seedlings/seeds/preserves/baked goods/ginger beer

by Skud,

I'm in Thornbury, in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia.

Our landlords won't let us replace the lawn with a veg garden, so we can only plant in containers. I'm on my usual spring quest for largish containers, 30cm diameter and above. We especially love the old-style rectangular…