Pyrus pyraster
Wild pear
Common names: Wood pear, Wild pear
Photo: Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
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Description
The wild pear (Pyrus pyraster) is the native form of cultivated pears and a rare tree of light forests and hedges. Its small, hard fruits are raw and bitter, only edible when overripe or processed, but they yield aromatic cider, brandy, or dried fruit. The knobby tree can live for a very long time, tolerates drought, and provides an ecologically valuable habitat for countless insects and birds.
Care instructions
Plant the wild pear in autumn (October, week 43) in a sunny, warm location with deep, relatively dry soil; it avoids waterlogging. Water during the first years if dry, thereafter it is very drought‑tolerant. It requires little pruning, remove only dead wood in winter. Give it space, as it grows into a stately tree.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, clayey, humus-rich, well-drained, lime-loving, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Medium feeder
Months
Mar–Apr
Pruning
Propagation
Methods
- From seed
- Cuttings
Companion planting
Good neighbors
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