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Pear Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit

Pyrus communis

From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.

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THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Pear care, from seed onward.

Botanical name
Pyrus communis
Common names
European Pear
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Pyrus
Species
P. communis
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Start growing

Tolerates heavier clay soil than apples. Needs cross-pollination.

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Growing with your kit

Seeds In A Cup® seeds are pre-stratified for classroom success.

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Propagation

Grafting or seed.

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Seasonal growth & harvest

Flowers early; fruit ripens late summer/fall.

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Growing conditions

Temperate woodlands.

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Weather & tolerances

Cold hardy; tolerant of wet soil.

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Pests & plant health

Fire blight (major bacterial threat).

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Plant safety

Seeds contain traces of cyanide.

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Botanical features

Deciduous tree with white flowers. Upright growth habit.

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Varieties

‘Bartlett’, ‘Bosc’, ‘Anjou’.

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Garden & everyday uses

Fresh, poached, perry (pear cider)

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Native range & distribution

Native to Europe and Western Asia.

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Conservation

Secure.

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Name origins

Latin ‘pirum’.

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History

Historically called a 'gift of the gods' by Homer.

TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING

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THE GROWING CONVERSATION

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