Family: Rosaceae
            
                Scientific Name: Pyrus ussuriensis Mordak
            
                Common Name: Prairie Gem Pear
            
    
    
            
            
    
            
            
                
    
    
    
    
     
    
 
        
    
    
    
        
            
            
                | Description | An improvement over the Ussurian Pear.  Has white flowers and nice fall color. | 
                | Pronunciation | (PIE-rus)(uu-sor-ee-En-sis) | 
                | Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous | 
                | Hardiness Zone | 5 | 
                | Sunlight | full | 
                | Moisture | average | 
                | Soil & Site | average | 
                | Flowers | pink buds, single white | 
                | Fruit | 1 1/4" Yellow Fruit, needs to be cross pollinated | 
                | Leaves | green, thick leathery leaves, yellow fall color | 
                | Dimensions | 20-25 by 15-20 feet (HS), upright pyramidal to oval | 
                | Native Site | Species plant native to the Ussuri region of Russia and neighboring areas. | 
                | Cultivar Origin | Introduced by North Dakota State University USA.  In commerce since 1991. | 
                | Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Jacobson) | 
        
        
        
     
    
                
	        
            
            
                
            
        
    
    
    
         
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