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Pineapple Pear

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Quick grow facts

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Sun

Full sun 6+ hrs

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Soil

Clay, Loam (Silt), Sand

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Pot size

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Water

Good Drainage, Occasionally Dry

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Fertilizer

Avoid extra nitrogen

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Pollination

Most Florida varieties do not require cross-pollination but may crop more with another variety; insects still needed

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Propagation

Grafting, Stem Cutting

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Pests & diseases

Fire blight

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Look out for (Houston)

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What it is

A deciduous tree in the rose family with teardrop-shaped fruit. (Source covers pears in general.)

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Why grow/eat it

Sweet, fragrant fruit.

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How to use it

Eat raw, cooked or dried.

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Harvest in Houston

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Container tips

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Cautions

Susceptible to fire blight, anthracnose, canker, scab and powdery mildew.

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Sources

  1. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/pyrus-communis/
  2. https://mytexas.ag.tamu.edu/publications/pears-texas-fruit-and-nut-production/
  3. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/HS1393
  4. https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/fruit-nut/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/04/pears_2015.pdf