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The '''Shipova''' (''× Sorbopyrus auricularis''), also known as the '''Bollwyller Pear''', is a [[hybrid]] between the [[European Pear]] (''Pyrus communis'') and other similar fruits. One type is the [[Whitebeam|Common Whitebeam]] (''Sorbus aria''). It is a small to medium-sized [[tree]] growing to 10-18 m tall, with [[deciduous]] oval [[leaf|leaves]] 7-11 cm long and 5-6 cm broad. The [[fruit]] is a [[pome]] 2.5-3 cm long; it is edible with a sweet, yellowish flesh, which tastes similar to a [[Nashi Pear]]. The hybrid first arose at [[Bollwyller]] in [[Alsace]], [[France]], before [[1619]], and has mostly been propagated by [[grafting]] since then; it is nearly sterile, only rarely producing any viable [[seed]]s. Two successful seedling propagations have been named as the [[cultivar]]s 'Bulbiformis' and 'Malifolia'. However shipova trees are not widely cultivated. Another type is a cross between the European Pear and [[Rowan|European Rowan]] (''Sorbus aucuparia''). The fruit of this type of shipova is a darker, almost red color, and tastes nothing like a pear. Sprouts of rowan, also known as mountain ash, frequently arise from this kind of Shipova. For this type of shipova, late blooming pear varieties, such as bosc, are recommended for pollination, as this type of shipova does not set fruit very effectively on its own. This type of shipova was not a sport, but rather an intentional hybrid created in the former Yugoslavia. Although it is quite rare, the fruit is plum-sized and quite delicious. ==References and external links== *Bean, W. J. (1980). ''Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles'', eighth edition. *[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cor/cool/sorbo.html US Agricultural Research Service: Shipova]. *[http://www.raintreenursery.com/catalog/images/D170.jpg picture of shipova fruit] [[Category:Maloideae]] [[Category:Fruit]] {{fruit-tree-stub}} {{fruit-stub}}

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