| Author | L. | |
| Distribution | Piedmont and Mountains; disjunct to Roanoke Island in Dare County.
Native of Eurasia; in N.A. southern Canada and eastern U.S., scattered in the West. | |
| Abundance | Uncommon. Rare on the Outer Banks. | |
| Habitat | Roadsides, long-abandoned orchards and fields, disturbed woods, logging road, campus woods, pasture. | |
| Phenology | Flowering in April; fruiting August-October. | |
| Identification | The Common or Edible Pear has been grown in NC since colonial days. It is a small tree (10-30 feet tall) with ovate to broadly elliptical leaves that have a short drip-tip, and vary from entire to crenate-margined, pubescent when young. Flowers occur in umbel-like clusters, white. Fruits are pear-shaped (duh!) vs. roundish in Bradford Pear. | |
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| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | G5 | |
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