General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
Pollinators: Various insects
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Asian Pear
  • Chinese Pear
  • Japanese Pear
  • Sand Pear
  • Nashi Fruit
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Pyrus pyrifolia
  • Synonym: Pyrus serotina

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Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2023-06-27
Asian Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia).

Date: 2009-12-01

Date: 2012-03-26
Location: Botanical garden of Crete
Date: 2022-06-01
Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2016-11-15
Nice fall colors

Date: 2013-08-09

Date: 2013-08-09

Date: 2012-11-19

Date: 2012-11-19

Date: 2012-11-19
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AndreA33 On November 15, 2016 Transplanted
Seeds sown in march 2016. Seedling is around 20 cm high today.
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