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Flowering tree · Lawn · Meadow · Edible · English · Pollinator
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Pear Tree
Pyrus communis · Tree
Pear Tree is a tree, hardy in USDA zones 4-8, that matures to about 25–30 ft × 15–20 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow and white blooms in spring. It attracts bees and butterflies and pollinators.
- USDA zones
- 4-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 25–30 ft × 15–20 ft
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Native to
- Southern Europe, southwestern Asia
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