Basisdaten
description:
The Pear belongs as the apple to the pip fruit. There are less than 30 varieties, which differ in growth, fruit shape, taste and location conditions. Pears are cultivated around the world.
Tree profile
name botanical:
Pyrus communis
family:
Rose family (Rosaceae)
species:
deciduous tree
height:
up to 20 m (66 ft)
leaf:
The leaves of the pear is summer green, ovoid and 2 – 12 cm (0.8 – 4.7 in). The leaf margin is serrated.
leaf shape:
ovoid
leaf margin:
serrated
leaf position:
alternate
fall foliage:
yellow
flowering:
April – May
blossom color:
white
blossom description:
The pear blooming before the leaf shoots. The flowers have five white petals. The color of the stamens is reddish. The arrangement is heaped (grapes or umbel-like).
gender distribution:
monoecious / hermaphrodite
fruit:
Stone fruit, pear.
branches:
The branches are gray shiny. The buds are brown, slightly hairy and protruding.
bark:
The bark is gray and checkered areolated.
root:
Heart-rooting plant
location:
Sun to half-shade
soil:
sandy to loamy
ph value:
slightly acidic to alkaline
usage:
garden, parks, fruit orchard
