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Pyrus caucasica
Caucasian pear · also Pyrus communis subsp. caucasica, Pyrus caucasica
BroadleafDeciduous
111
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
3
cities
5.8 in
median trunk (15 cm, 60 measured)
22 yr
median age (78% have a planting date)
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Pyrus caucasica is a deciduous tree and a subspecies of the common pear, Pyrus communis. It is native to temperate regions of the North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, and Türkiye, and is an important fruit species in these areas.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 570.12%22 yr1.8 in
- 470.01%28 yr6.0 in
- 70.01%8.4 yr7.4 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
Trunk diameters across every city: median 5.8 in, mean 8.5 in, 90th percentile 15 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
Other Pyrus in the catalogue
13 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
