Pyrus communis — Common Pear

A common very early introduction, probably originally from the Near East.

The alternate leaves are shiny and usually oval but pointed. The highly distinctive bark is grey and square-cracked. Buds are brown and pointed. The fruit of non-cultivated forms is more or less rounded, with only a slight tapering at the base.

 
 

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