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Pyrus communis

Authority L. Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Rosales:Rosaceae Synonyms Common names Birne, Birnenbaum, pear, pear tree, pera, peral, pereira, poire, poirier Editor Ecocrop code 1832

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A deciduous tree reaching 4-10 m in height. USES The fruit is eaten fresh, canned, or dried. It used for the manifacture og alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages. Pear wood is heavy, durable, and used for cutlery, turnery, and veneer. KILLING T -2°C (mature fruit), -2.8°C (small green fruit), -3°C (fruit set), -3.5°C (flower and open buds), -9°C (breaking buds), -12°C (buds), -29 to -34°C (dormant tree). GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Reaching first harvest after 3 years and with an economical life of about 20 years. COMMON NAMES Pear, European pear. FURTHER INF Pear is native of the region around the Caspian sea. Most pears require 600-900 or 1200-1500 hours below 7°C to break rest. It is best adapted to medium humidity and suffers form dry or strong winds. Most pear cultivars require cross-polination to set good crops.
Sources
SOURCES (P. communis L.) Dube P 1982 pp 19 Hackett C 1982 pp 140 [FER, PHO, DEP, PH, TEXT, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 231 [USE, FER, TEXT, TEMP, RAIN] Duke J 1975 pp 25 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Teskey B 1978 pp 127 Hartmann T 1981 pp 600-601 [KTMP, TEXT, DRA, FER] Singh R 1969 pp 152-156, 160 [DRE, TEXT, USE] Hockings E 1961b pp 127-129 [TEMP, DRA, TEXT, DEP]