Facts about Pear
One of the most serious diseases is the fire blight or pear blight, a bacterial disease (Erwinia amylovora).
The most popular species for commercial production are the European pear (Pyrus communis) and the Asian pear (Pryus pyrifolia).
The willow-leafed pear, Pyrus salicifolia, is grown for its attractively slender, densely silvery-hairy leaves.
Ecologically, pear trees are used as food plants by the larvae of a number of Lepidoptera species.
The Siberian pear, Pyrus ussuriensis (which produces unpalatable fruit) has been crossed with Pyrus communis to breed hardier pear cultivars.
The appearance of the tree—the bark, the foliage, the flowers—is, however, usually quite characteristic in the two species.
The pear-stock, having an inclination to send its roots down deeper into the soil, is the best for light, dry soils, as the plants are not then so likely to suffer in dry seasons.
Pear wood is one of the preferred materials in the manufacture of high-quality woodwind instruments and furniture.
The second most popular commercial species, popular in Asia, is Pyrus pyrifolia, the Asian pear (also known as Japanese pear and Oriental pear).
One of the most serious diseases is the fire blight or pear blight, a bacterial disease (Erwinia amylovora).
Pear trees worked on the quince should have the stock covered up to its junction with the graft.
The Bradford pear, Pyrus calleryana, in particular, has become widespread in North America and is used only for decoration.
The pear is very similar to the apple in floral structure, cultivation, propagation, and pollination.
The most popular tree for commercial production, at least in the West, is Pyrus communis, the European pear.
The appearance of the tree—the bark, the foliage, the flowers—is, however, usually quite characteristic in the two species.
A pear is the common name for any of about 30 species of small trees or shrubs comprising the plant genus Pyrus, as well as the name for the fruit of these plants.
The Bartlett represents about 75 percent of pear production in the United States and is the most common pear cultivar in the world (Riegel 2006).
The mode most commonly adopted of training wall pear-trees is the horizontal.
The Bradford pear, Pyrus calleryana, in particular, has become widespread in North America and is used only for decoration.