General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Plant Height: 9-30 feet
Plant Spread: 10-20 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Time: Spring
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Asian Pear
  • Chinese Pear
  • Japanese Pear
  • Sand Pear

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Date: 2014-03-24
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2018-03-25
Butterfly on asian pear blossoms

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