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  2. Pyrus calleryana - Wikipedia

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    Pyrus calleryana, also known as the Callery pear or Bradford pear, is a species of pear tree native to China and Vietnam, [2] in the family Rosaceae. It is most commonly known for its cultivar 'Bradford' and its offensive odor, widely planted throughout the United States and increasingly regarded as an invasive species .

  3. List of pear diseases - Wikipedia

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    Black rot, leaf spot and canker Botryosphaeria obtusa Sphaeropsis malorum [anamorph] 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

  4. Fire blight - Wikipedia

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    In southern Germany apple and pear trees have been a part of the landscape for a long time, and are difficult to protect. The decline of apple and pear trees from their landscape can be expensive to replace and could have a negative effect on tourism. In the long-run, fire blight is a very important factor of economy and society. [citation needed]

  5. Gymnosporangium sabinae - Wikipedia

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    Like many rusts, G. sabinae requires two different hosts to complete its life cycle from year to year. Juniper is the winter host and pear is the summer host. Spores (called aeciospores) are produced from the fungal lantern-shaped growths which protrude from the blisters on the underside of the pear leaf which become airborne and infect junipers.

  6. Pyrus communis - Wikipedia

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    Pyrus communis, the common pear, is a species of pear native to central and eastern Europe, and western Asia. [3]It is one of the most important fruits of temperate regions, being the species from which most orchard pear cultivars grown in Europe, North America, and Australia have been developed.

  7. Why do Bradford pear trees smell so awful? And why are ... - AOL

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    The Callery pear, or Bradford pear, is one of those vampires. Over the years, Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) has become one of the most widely planted ornamental trees in the US. But over that ...

  8. Black rot - Wikipedia

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    Prunus black Rot on a Black Cherry tree. Black rot is a name used for various diseases of cultivated plants caused by fungi or bacteria, producing dark brown discoloration and decay in the leaves of fruit and vegetables: A disease of the apple, pear and quince caused by a fungus (Botryosphaeria obtusa or Physalospora cydoniae)

  9. Leaf curl - Wikipedia

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    As the leaves develop, they become increasingly distorted, and ultimately thick and rubbery compared to normal leaves. The color of the leaves changes from the normal green to red and purple, until a whitish bloom covers each leaf. Finally, the dead leaf may dry and turn black before it is cast off. Changes in the bark are less noticeable, if ...