Pyrus communis

Common Pear

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Height

5 to 15 m

Width

5 to 10 m

Flower colour

white

Flowering Time

April, May

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

semi-shade,

sun

pH-Value

slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic

Soil

sandy-loamy, permeable, all substrates

Trees and shrubs for bees

Pyrus communis

Characteristics:

Habit

Medium-size tree, 5-15 m or even 20 m tall, rarely only a shrub; 5-10 m wide; conical or domed crown, picturesquely asymmetrical when old; slow-growing

Crown

high arched, broad conical high arched, broad conical

Blossom

In white corymbs before or while leaves shoot, April to May, with a scent of hawthorn

Leaves

Roundish, oval to cordate, early shoots at end of April, fresh green, shiny, impressive autumn colours in yellow, orange or red to crimson, from October

Fruits

Ovoid or round; olive-green or yellow-green, hard, very pungent and sour, doughy when over-ripe, brownish, sweetish

Roots

Cordate to deep, tending to form runners

Demands

Sun to semi-shade, tolerates heat, likes warmth, moderately frost hardy, sensitive to late frost; moderately wind resistant

Soil

Dry to fresh, nutritious, neutral to alkaline, likes chalk; all well drained substrates, not growing well on heavy soil

Hardiness Zone

Zone 5a

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

Synonyms

P. bourgaeana

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99520134	Cont 3 l, 60-100	€15.00

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99520134	Cont 3 l, 60-100	€15.00