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cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture ...

s of the

pear Pears are fruits produced and consumed around the world, growing on a tree and harvested in the Northern Hemisphere in late summer into October. The pear tree and shrub are a species of genus ''Pyrus'' , in the family Rosaceae, bearing the po ...

are known. The following is a list of the more common and important cultivars, with the year and place of origin (where documented) and an indication of whether the pears are for cooking, eating, or making

perry Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also mad ...

. Those varieties marked have gained the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nor ...

's Award of Garden Merit.

Table of pears

Perry pears

Perry Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also mad ...

pears may be far too sour or bitter for fresh eating, but are used for making perry, the pear equivalent of the alcoholic beverage

apple cider Apple cider (also called sweet cider, soft cider, or simply cider) is the name used in the United States and Canada for an unfiltered, unsweetened, non-alcoholic beverage made from apples. Though typically referred to simply as "cider" in the U ...

. Some pears (especially older ones from the U.S. and Canada) are used for both cider and eating purposes.

Gallery

File:D'anjou pear.jpg, Anjou File:Hedrick (1921) - Beurre Bosc.jpg, Bosc File:Pyrus communis 'Conference'.jpg, Conference Forelle pear.jpg, Forelle File:Pears.jpg, European Pear File:Pomological Watercolor POM00007116.jpg, Le Conte File:Rocha Pear.jpg, Pêra Rocha File:Shinko Yali and Whangkeum.JPG, ''Pyrus pyrifolia'' File:Nashi.jpg, ''Pyrus bretschneideri'' File:Worcester Black Pears - geograph.org.uk - 541843.jpg, Warden File:Williams Bon Chr%C3%A9tien 1822.png, Williams (Bartlett) File:Kruška Pastorčica.jpg, Vicar of Winkfield cultivar

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