Pyrus pyrifolia
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- PY-russ py-rih-FOH-lee-uh
- Description
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Asian Pear is a fruit tree in the rose family native to Asia that produces large, crisp, juicy fruits that are quite good and can be eaten raw or cooked. It typically grows 30-40 feet tall and prefers deep fertile soils but is adaptable to clay soils. Flowers are produced in spring and fruit takes 4-7 months to ripen. Dwarf cultivars are available.
Fruit production is best in full sun and with another cultivar nearby that blooms at the same time. Deer will browse the tree.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
- 'Chojuro', 'Niitaka', 'Nijisseiki', 'Shinseiki'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
- 'Chojuro', 'Niitaka', 'Nijisseiki', 'Shinseiki'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pyrus
- Species:
- pyrifolia
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South China to Indo-China and Korea
- Edibility:
- Fruits are edible raw or cooked
- Dimensions:
- Height: 30 ft. 0 in. - 40 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 30 ft. 0 in. - 40 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Dense
- Pyramidal
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fruit Length:
- > 3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- 3-4 inch round and firm with tan skin and speckles or yellow-green smooth skin.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- White flowers in spring
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Green
- Orange
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- 2.7 to 4 in. alternate simple, lance-shaped leaves with entire or finely toothed margins. They are lustrous dark green in summer and yellow, orange, red fall color
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No