species
Pyrus communis
Pear · Common pear · wild pear · European pear
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Pyrus communis belongs to the family Rosaceae, also known as Pear, Common pear, wild pear or European pear, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It reaches 10 m tall and 6 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, clay or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered or average positions. It flowers in April. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 10 m tall × 6 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered, Average
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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