Pyrus salviifolia

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Rosaceae Edible: Fruit

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Description

A tree in the Rosaceae family found in temperate regions. The fruit is edible.

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Edible Uses

The fruit, up to 2.5cm long, can be eaten raw or cooked.

Medicinal Uses

None known

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Propagation

Seed is best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe in autumn, when it will typically germinate in mid to late winter. Stored seed requires 8–10 weeks of cold stratification at 1°c and should be sown as early in the year as possible. Temperatures above 15–20°c can induce secondary dormancy. Prick out seedlings into individual pots when large enough to handle and grow on in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse for their first year. Plant out in late spring or early summer the following year. As a hybrid, this species is unlikely to come true from seed.