Honey bees
Nectar value
High
Pollen value
High
Pollinator plant
Pear
Pyrus communis
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Fruit tree
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 13.00 m high × 8.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 4-9
- Moisture
- Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Fruit
- Functions
- Dye, Windbreak, Timber
- Edibility
- 5 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 2 out of 5
Fruit - raw or cooked. Wild pears are often difficult to eat unless they are overripe. They are more suitable for use in pastries and desserts. The fruit is about 5 cm large.