// SPECIES PROFILE · TREE · FOOD CROP · CULTIVATED

European Pear

Pyrus communis

European Pear (Pyrus communis) is a cultivated fruit tree grown for its edible fruit. Family: Rosaceae (rose family). Originally from Europe & Western Asia. Hardy in zones 4a–9a. Mature size 15'–25'. Harvest in northeastern Oklahoma: Aug–Sep.

// QUICK FACTS

Family: Rosaceae (rose family)
Group: tree · perennial
Origin: Europe & Western Asia · cultivated
USDA zones: Zones 4a–9a
Mature size: 15'–25'
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Edible parts: fruit
Harvest (NE OK): Aug–Sep
Garden role: fire-blight-resistant cultivars like Moonglow & Magness · long-lived · not the invasive Bradford/Callery pear

European Pear (Pyrus communis) — *Pyrus communis* — European Pear. Photo by Keith Weller via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Why it's on this list: fire-blight-resistant cultivars like Moonglow & Magness · long-lived · not the invasive Bradford/Callery pear. A cultivated food crop — not a native — grown alongside regional natives in Rooted Revival's kitchen-garden and food-forest designs. Harvest windows are for northeastern Oklahoma (USDA zone 7a).

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In a kitchen garden or food-forest guild, european pear pairs well with: Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Garlic (Allium sativum), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana).