Pears are trees of the genus Pyrus and the fruit of that tree, edible in some species. Pears are native to temperate regiona of the Old World, from western Europe and north Africa east right across Asia. They are medium sized trees, reaching 10-17 m tall, often with a tall, narrow crown; a few species are shrubby. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, 2-12 cm long, glossy green on some species, densely silvery-hairy in some others; leaf shape varies from broad oval to narrow lanceolate. Most pears are deciduous, but one or two species in southeast Asia are evergreen. Two Nashi Pears. One has had a bite taken out of it.The flowers are white, rarely tinted yellow or pink, 2-4 cm diameter, and have five petals.

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Pears are trees of the genus Pyrus and the fruit of that tree, edible in some species. Pears are native to temperate regiona of the Old World, from western Europe and north Africa east right across Asia. They are medium sized trees, reaching 10-17 m tall, often with a tall, narrow crown; a few species are shrubby. The leaves are alternately arranged, simple, 2-12 cm long, glossy green on some species, densely silvery-hairy in some others; leaf shape varies from broad oval to narrow lanceolate. Most pears are deciduous, but one or two species in southeast Asia are evergreen. Two Nashi Pears. One has had a bite taken out of it.The flowers are white, rarely tinted yellow or pink, 2-4 cm diameter, and have five petals.

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