Scientific Name: Pyrus pyrifolia
Common Name: Asian pear
Family Name: Rosaceae
Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Zone: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Plant Type: Tree - deciduous
Mature Size: 7 - 10m x 4 - 5m (height x width)
Habit: Upright
Form: Pyramidal - widely, Round
Texture: Medium - coarse
Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Urban agriculture
Exposure: Full sun
Soil or Media: Well-drained
Leaves: Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Ovate, Serrate, Serrulate
Flowers: Corymb, White, Pink, Mar-Apr-May
Fruit: Edible, Pome, Yellow, Brown, Aug
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, ovate, most blades 7-12cm long x 5-8cm wide, margin serrulate., flowers white, 2-4cm wide; pomes yellow-brown, spotted, round, 5-10cm wide.