Pyrus pyraster
Wild Pear
Most pear trees are deciduous, and naturally can grow up to 17 m. For garden cultivars the size of the fully grown tree is decided by the rootstock (usually quince). They can be grown as fan-trained, or espaliers, and can also be grown in pots. Most pear varieties require a second compatible variety as a pollinator. 'Pyrus Pyraster', unlike the domesticated varieties, has thorned branches. The fruit, which ripen in late Summer to early Autumn, are small and astringent, but have a sweet taste and are edible when they are fully ripe, and fall from the tree.
Contributed by @tiggrx
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Wild Pear
Latin name
Pyrus pyraster
type
Fruiting tree
family
Rosaceae
ph
5.5 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
17.00 M
20.00 M
Pyrus pyraster
Most pear trees are deciduous, and naturally can grow up to 17 m. For garden cultivars the size of the fully grown tree is decided by the rootstock (usually quince). They can be grown as fan-trained, or espaliers, and can also be grown in pots. Most pear varieties require a second compatible variety as a pollinator. 'Pyrus Pyraster', unlike the domesticated varieties, has thorned branches. The fruit, which ripen in late Summer to early Autumn, are small and astringent, but have a sweet taste and are edible when they are fully ripe, and fall from the tree.
Flowering
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Pear trees flower in Spring. If frost is likely to occur, while the tree is in blossom, protect it with horticultural fleece, otherwise the fruit may not set.
Planting
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
When preparing the plant a pear tree, choose a sunny, sheltered, free-draining site, and dig a hole the depth of the roots and 3 times bigger in circumference than the root system. When planting the tree, tease out the roots and spread them across the dug hole, before back-filling, and then watering thoroughly..
tiggrx