Pyrus

摘要

The pear, like its close relatives the apple and cherry, is an important part of our British landscape. They produce beautiful white spring blossom, have attractive foliage and develop into gnarly trees with lots of character. Obviously the edible varieties provide fruit for eating and creating perry, but it is the ornamentals that interest me here, from the well-known Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer', lining our town streets, to the silver-leaved varieties such as P. salicifolia 'Pendula' Award of Garden Merit (AGM).