Willow-leaved pear

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Willow-leaved pear
Willow-leaved pear (Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'), flowers and the willow-like leaves

Willow-leaved pear ( Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'), flowers and the willow-like leaves

Systematics
Family : Rose family (Rosaceae)
Subfamily : Spiraeoideae
Tribe : Pyreae
Sub tribus : Pome fruit family (Pyrinae)
Genre : Pears ( pyrus )
Type : Willow-leaved pear
Scientific name
Pyrus salicifolia
Pall.

The Willowleaf pear ( Pyrus salicifolia ) is a kind of the genus pear ( Pyrus ) in the subfamily of maloideae (Pyrinae) within the family of Rosaceae (Rosaceae).

description

It is a small, deciduous tree that reaches heights of up to ten meters. The shoots are covered with thorns . It has gray-felted, very short-stalked, willow-like leaves . The width of the leaves is up to two centimeters, but is variable: Kuthatheladze described a variety angustifolia with only 0.3 to 0.5 centimeters wide leaves.

The fruits can be pear-shaped or spherical, they are hairy and measure 1.5 to two centimeters in diameter.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 34.

Similar species are Pyrus medvedevii and Pyrus sachokiana .

distribution

The home of the willow-leaved pear is mainly the southern Caucasus , in the northeast also its foothills, as well as the Transcaucasus , to the southeast it reaches Iran, to the southwest it still reaches Turkey. It inhabits altitudes of 300 to 1800 meters.

The locations are clear spots in dry forests, on gravelly and rocky slopes.

use

The willow-leaved pear has been cultivated since 1780 and is occasionally used as an ornamental wood. The 'Pendula' variety is often offered with a hanging habit.

Within its range, it is used as a base for cultivated pears because it can withstand drought and cold well. The fruits are sometimes sold under the name “nanto”.

literature

Most of the information in this article comes from:

  • Peter A. Schmidt: Trees and bushes of the Caucasus . In: Communications of the German Dendrological Society . No. 91. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-8001-8326-9 , p. 36 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pyrus salicifolia at Tropicos.org. In: IPCN Chromosome Reports . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis
  2. ↑ a b P. Hanelt & IPK (eds.): Mansfeld's Encyclopedia of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops ( online )
  3. ↑ Pyrus salicifolia in the Red List of Threatened Species of the IUCN 2006. Posted by: Güner & Zielinski, 1998. Accessed on May 11, 2006.

Web links

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