Luscious Pear
Pyrus communis 'Luscious'
Description | Excellent ornamental value as well as providing delicious fruit. Showy white flowers lead to sweet and juicy yellow fruit with a red blush and creamy white flesh, best for eating fresh. Ready for picking in early fall. Plant with another variety for pollination. |
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Light | Full sun |
Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
Blooms | Spring |
Mature Size | Reaches 20 ft. tall, 12 ft. wide. |
Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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Special Features | Edible |
Problems/Solutions | Tolerates Urban Pollution |
Growth Rate | Moderate |
Growth Habit | Rounded |
Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
Landscape Use | Shade Tree |
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Flower Color | White |
Foliage Color | Green |
Care | Use as shade or street trees. Adaptable to most soils, including clay. Tolerant of air pollution, drought and wind. For optimum fruit crops, schedule regular fertilizing, pruning, and supplemental watering in arid climates. Prune in late winter or early spring to shape or to remove damaged or crowded branches. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 4-8
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in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.
We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.