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trefle.io · Taken Mar 25, 2019 by Manu Pacha (cc-by-sa)
Rosaceae
Pear
Pyrus communis
Also known as Garden pear, Pyrus achras subsp. pyraster, Common pear, Pyrus communis subsp. sylvestris
Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Pear · Fruit Tree · Edible Fruit · Orchard · Deciduous · Rosaceae · Pollinator · Spring Blossom · Backyard Fruit · Temperate
Attracts pollinators
In stock at 2 nurseriesStock updated 9/6/2026
The common pear tree thrives in full sun to partial shade and requires well-drained, fertile soil with regular deep watering during the growing season. Annual pruning in late winter helps maintain shape and encourages fruit production. Pear trees typically need a compatible pollinator variety planted nearby to set fruit reliably.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at the root zone until soil is moist to 12 inches; allow surface to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil pH
- 5.2–6.7
- Cycle
- Perennial
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, East Aegean Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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