The Flora of Derbyshire - Checklist, Maps and Sample Accounts

THIS IS A DRAFT

The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.

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Dates
First year: 1903
Latest year: 1999

County Status
Established

Family
Rosaceae

Total records held
7

Grid Square Count

1987-2007	Ever
Monads: 1	3
Tetrads: 1	3
Hectads: 1	6

Conservation Status

Account last edited
Feb 16 2004

Explanation of terms

Species Details

Wild Pear is an anciently-established spiny shrub or small tree of hedges and abandoned cultivations. It is often used as the stock for cultivated pears and can survive the death of the graft. The sole recent record is from Stanton Lock (SK4838), and there are previous records from amongst other sites Snelston (SK1642) and near Ambergate (SK3551) both for 1969. It is probably under-recorded due to incomplete separation from Pear (XXP. communis). It is a native of central and southern Europe.