Pyrus communis

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Height
5 to 15 m
Width
5 to 10 m
Flower colour
white
Flowering Time
April, May
Light/shadow demands
light shade, no direct sunlight, semi-shade, sun
pH-Value
slightly alkaline, neutral, alkaline, slightly acidic
Soil
sandy-loamy, permeable, all substrates
Trees and shrubs for bees
Pyrus communis
Characteristics:
Habit
Medium-size tree, 5-15 m or even 20 m tall, rarely only a shrub; 5-10 m wide; conical or domed crown, picturesquely asymmetrical when old; slow-growing
Crown
high arched, broad conical high arched, broad conical
Blossom
In white corymbs before or while leaves shoot, April to May, with a scent of hawthorn
Leaves
Roundish, oval to cordate, early shoots at end of April, fresh green, shiny, impressive autumn colours in yellow, orange or red to crimson, from October
Fruits
Ovoid or round; olive-green or yellow-green, hard, very pungent and sour, doughy when over-ripe, brownish, sweetish
Roots
Cordate to deep, tending to form runners
Demands
Sun to semi-shade, tolerates heat, likes warmth, moderately frost hardy, sensitive to late frost; moderately wind resistant
Soil
Dry to fresh, nutritious, neutral to alkaline, likes chalk; all well drained substrates, not growing well on heavy soil
Hardiness Zone
Zone 5a  
Bee pasture/nectar
Yes
Synonyms
P. bourgaeana
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Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
99520134 Cont 3 l, 60-100 €15.00
Product Nr Options Price (plus 7% VAT)
99520134 Cont 3 l, 60-100 €15.00