Almond-leaved pear
Pyrus spinosa
MediumSecondary
Production
A thorny, drought-proof wild pear for wildlife fruit and pear rootstock — it thrives where orchard pears would fail. Slow and small-fruited, but bomb-proof.
Tolerances & traits
- Strata
- Medium
- Lifecycle
- Secondary
- Soil preference
- Rocky, Loam
- Soil pH range
- 6 – 8
- Min. temperature
- -18°C
- Min. rainfall
- 400 mm/year
- Wind tolerance
- High
- Frost tolerance
- High
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Irrigation needed
- Low
How to manage it
Thorny drought-hardy wild pear for wildlife fruit, pollinators and pear rootstock; very tolerant of poor dry soils.
Watch out for
Thorny and slow-growing; fruit is small and mainly for wildlife or processing. Syn. Pyrus amygdaliformis.
Design your line to see how your land fits Almond-leaved pear.
Start designing your line →Related species