Rosaceae Week: Pyrus pyrifolia from California

[Gurcharan Singh]

Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm.f.) Nakai var. culta (Mak.) Nakai

syn: Pyrus serotina Rehd.

Common names: Sand pear, Chinese pear, Asian pear, Oriental pear

Tall tree with ovate long-acuminate leaves, 7-12 cm long; flowers 4 cm across, white; fruit mostly apple-shaped, harder. Cultivar is juicy and larger.

Photographed from California stores.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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