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Pears are a genus of trees, Pyrus, in the family Rosaceae, that bear an edible apple-like fruit of the same name. Several species of pears are cultivated for their fruit and juices, while others are grown as ornamental flowering trees.

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Research Mentions

Europe PMC → · research article

Honeybee pollination enhances pollen germination, pollen tube growt...

Letting honeybees work your pear tree rather than hand-pollinating isn't just easier — the bees t...

PubMed → · research article

Genotype-Dependent Rhizosphere Microbiome Assembly Improves Potassi...

It means the pears you buy at the grocery store could one day be grown with far less chemical fer...

PubMed → · research article

Genome study maps the war between fire blight and its viruses

Fire blight can turn a healthy backyard apple or pear tree into blackened, dying branches in a si...

PubMed → · research article

Pear trees have a hidden gene switch that fights fungal disease

If you grow pear trees or love visiting an orchard in fall, this points toward future disease-res...

Robot arm learns to prune and pick fruit trees

The gnarled apple tree in your backyard that takes a professional pruner years of trained eye to ...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Pyrus
Genus: Pyrus
Kingdom: Plantae
Hardiness: Zone 4
Habit: herb
Bloom: Early Spring

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