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Pyrus communis sativa
Pear
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Latin Name: Pyrus communis sativa
Common Name: Pear
Family: Rosaceae(Click to Search)
Author: DC.
Known Hazards: None known
Habitat: Not known in the wild.
Mature Height: 5
Habit: Tree
Edible Uses: Fruit - raw or cooked. The flavour ranges from rather harsh and astringent (cultivars used for making alcoholic drinks) through to soft, sweet and very juicy. The best dessert fruits have an exquisite sweet flavour, usually with a very soft flesh, whilst cooking varieites have harder less sweet flesh[K].
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