Pear

Pear

Pear Pyrus is a close relative of the apple and is considered by some to belong to the same genus. Pear trees have simple oval leaves that are smooth and shiny whereas apple leaves have fine hairs on the under surface. Pear flowers are white with dark bluish-red stamens and the blossoms appear in the spring before the leaves. The fruit of apples and pears is called a pome in which the seedy part of the fruit is surrounded by a fleshy juicy "receptacle". [CH] {FW}