Pyrus auricularis

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Pyrus auricularis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Pyrus auricularis, Knoop (P. irregularis, Muenchh. P. Pollveria, Linn. P. Bollwyleriana, DC.Sorbopyrus auricularis, Schneid.). Regarded as a hybrid of P. communis and Sorbua Aria; was discovered about 1650 at Bollweiler, in Alsace: it bears very sparingly, and apparently does not come true to seed: to SO ft., with buds and branchlets tomentose: lvs. 3—4 in. long, elliptic, unequal and rounded at base, short-acuminate, irregularly and coarsely sharp-serrate or double-serrate, lower surface pubescent: fls. 5 or more in tomentose clusters, on slender pedicels; calyx-tube and lobes tomentose; styles 2-5: fr. 1 in. diam., pyriform, reddish yellow, sweet. Now and then planted in botanic gardens and elsewhere. B.R. 1437. L.B.C. 11:1009.—P. malifolia. Hort. (and Spach?) is probably a hybrid of similar or related origin. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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