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Pyrus sp.

An Ornamental Pear at Molonglo Valley, ACT

Pyrus sp. at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 10 Sep 2015
Pyrus sp. at Molonglo Valley, ACT - 10 Sep 2015
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Identification history

Pyrus sp. 20 Sep 2015 MichaelMulvaney
Pyrus sp. 15 Sep 2015 galah681

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2 comments

galah681 wrote:
   16 Sep 2015
This may be a Manchurian pear - pyrus ussuriensis, but apart from the shape I am not sure how to distinguish it from pyrus calleryana. The flowers had a distinct slightly pungent aroma.
   21 Sep 2015
The leaf of Manchurian Pear tends to be finely serrated, while that of the Caley Pear is more bluntly serrated. The cultivars of Caley Pear are self infertile, unfortunately the increasingly popular use of multiple varieties enables cross fertilisation and viable seed in pea-sized fruit that birds is spreading into our bush.

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Species information

  • Pyrus sp. Scientific name
  • An Ornamental Pear Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Medium weed or pest
  • Up to 754m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • In flower
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