Ornamental / Flowering pear

• Height: up to 15 m
• Trunk: smooth, grey bark, becoming increasingly scaly with age
• Crown: conical to ovoid, densely branched
• Leaves: alternate, depending on the species, lanceolate, heart-shaped to ovate, pointed, dark green, long-stalked
• Flowers: numerous white flowers in corymb-like clusters, in April/May
• Fruits/Seeds: small, brown pear-shaped fruits, hard and not suitable for human consumption, but a food source for wildlife
• Other: good source of nectar for bees and food for birds

^{Photos: BUND Naturschutz in Bayern (1,2,3)}