*Pear

*Pyrus communis
PEAR
Rosaceae
Eurasia

Location: map coordinates U-14 (south of Loockerman Hall), N 39°11'6'' W 75°32'42''

Planting history: presently unknown.

Description:

medium-sized deciduous tree
etymology: Pyrus = the Latin name; communis = common
leaves simple, oval
flowers white, bloom in spring
fruit is the familiar edible pear; contains gritty stone cells
has upright large branches; can be thorny
in Delaware, escapes from cultivation to fields and roadsides

*Non-native species (not native to Delaware)