Almond-leaved pear

Pyrus spinosa

Shrub6×4 mzone 6–9light shade

Profile

Family: Rosaceae
Habit: Shrub
Height: 6 m
Spread: 4 m
Growth: slow
Lifespan: 80 years
First yield: after 5 years
Hardiness: zone 6–9
Shade tolerance: light shade
Soil: Sand, Silt, Clay
Soil moisture: very dry – semi-dry
pH: 6 – 8

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Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest

Times apply to the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate and shift with altitude and cultivar.

Uses

Edible5 of 10

Medicinal1 of 10

Other uses3 of 10

Growing

Sonniger, warmer Standort auf trockenem bis frischem, durchlässigem Boden. Sehr trockenheits- und hitzetolerant; Früchte erst nach Nachreife genießbar.

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