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The anchovy pear tree bears spear-shaped, glossy leaves produced in palm-like tufts that reach an average length of 90 cm. The edible, brown, berrylike fruits for which it is cultivated for pickling are not related to the common pear. The fruit has a taste similar to that of the mango. [6] [7] [8] [9]
They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m (16–49 ft) tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate , simple, broad lanceolate , very large, up to 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long, with an entire or waved margin.
Black spot (of Japanese pear) Alternaria alternata. Blister canker Helminthosporium papulosum. Blister disease Coniothecium chomatosporum: Blue mold rot Penicillium spp. Penicillium expansum. Botrytis spur and blossom blight Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph] Brown rot Monilinia fructicola Monilinia laxa. Cladosporium fruit rot
The Callery pear tree, also known as the Bradford pear tree, pops up around the area in the early spring. The Kansas Department of Agriculture ordered a quarantine against these trees, which will ...
Over 3000 cultivars of the pear are known. [1] The following is a list of the more common and important cultivars, with the year and place of origin (where documented) and an indication of whether the pears are for cooking, eating, canning, drying or making perry.
Psylla pyri damages pear trees by sucking the plant sap; leaves are yellowed and distorted and flower buds and fruitlets are shed. The excess honeydew produced by the insects coats the leaves, covering up the stomata, and encourages the growth of sooty mould. The size of fruit is decreased and tree growth is diminished. [2]
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Growing pears in Emilia-Romagna in Italy is a traditional activity for some families, and fire blight threatens this tradition which has been passed down for several generations. [26] In southern Germany apple and pear trees have been a part of the landscape for a long time, and are difficult to protect.