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Asian pear Rosaceae Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm. f.) Nakai symbol: PYPY2
Leaf: Alternate, simple, ovate with a finely serrated margin, 1 to 4 inches in length, shiny green above, paler and dull below.
Flower: Clusters of showy white, fragrant flowers (each 1/2 to 3/4 inch across); appearing with the leaves.
Fruit: A large edible pome (3 to 4 inches), nearly round, yellow-brown to golden-brown; flavors vary by cultivar, but nearly all are crisp and sweet with white flesh; maturing in late summer.
Twig: Glossy brown to reddish brown, medium in texture, spur shoots present; terminal buds are medium in size (less than 1/4 inch), conical, and may be lightly hairy.
Bark: Gray-brown to reddish brown, becoming grayish brown with shallow furrows and flat-topped scaly ridges.
Form: Typically quite upright and conical, reaching 30 feet tall.
Looks like: Callery pear - common pear - apple

Additional Range Information: Pyrus pyrifolia is planted in the USDA hardiness zones shown above and is not known to widely escape cultivaton. Download the full-size PDF map.
External Links: USDA Plants Database
All material 2021 Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation; Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen, Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson; Silvics reprinted from Ag Handbook 654; range map source information