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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
Propagation Notes: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe in the autumn, it will then usually germinate in mid to late winter. Stored seed requires 8 - 10 weeks cold stratification at 1°c and should be sown as early in the year as possible[200]. Temperatures over 15 - 20°c induce a secondary dormancy in the seed[200]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse for their first year. Plant them out in late spring or early summer of the following year. The seed of pear cultivars will not usually breed true to type.
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