The Wild Pear Tree

By Sean Fagan

The striking flowers of the pear tree (photo: Wikimedia Commons).

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The Peerless Wild Pear

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The wild pear, Pyrus pyraster, is a non-native tree of Ireland and is believed to have originated from a cultivated variety of pear, the domestic pear, Pyrus communis, which was first grown in Ireland as a fruit crop about 400 years ago.

Learn more about the fascinating wild pear and discover 5 Bushcraft uses of the pear tree.

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