Pyrus regelii

Rehder

Regel's pear

RosaceaeFruit

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Fruit

The fruit, about 3cm in diameter, can be eaten raw or cooked.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows in Kazakhstan it grows in mountain savannah. It grows on dry stony slopes. They are grow up to 1,200 m altitude. It is drought resistant.

Asia, Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkestan,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A low tree. It grows 3-6 m high. The branches are spreading. The shoots are reddish-brown. The leaves vary in shape. They are leathery and shiny. On one tree the leaves can be entire or have lobes like fingers on a hand. The flowers are in small groups. They are white and 2-4 cm long. The fruit are greenish-yellow. There are 4-6 seeds. The seeds are dark brown and 7 mm x 10 mm.

How to Grow

Plants can be grown by seed. Plants can be used as rootstocks for drought tolerance.

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 a secondary dormancy. Prick out seedlings into individual pots once large enough to handle, and grow on in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse through their first year. Plant out in late spring or early summer the following year.

Medicinal Uses

None known

Other Uses

This species is used as a rootstock.

Other Information

It is cultivated.

References (5)

Arora, R. K., 2014, Diversity in Underutilized Plant Species - An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Bioversity International. p 84
Dzhangaliev, A. D., et al, 2003, The Wild Fruit and Nut Plants of Kazakhstan, Horticultural Reviews, Vol. 29. pp 305-371
J. Arnold Arbor. 20:97. 1939
Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
Zeven, A. C. & de West, J. M. J., 1982, Dictionary of cultivated plants and their regions of diversity. Wageningen. p 86