Ayers Pear

Pyrus communis 'Ayers'

Ayers Pear is a fast-growing deciduous tree primarily grown for its fruit but has wonderful red or yellow fall color.  Fragrant pink and white spring flowers give way to large aromatic fruits with smooth sweet flesh and yellow skin with a red blush as they ripen in mid summer.  Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well-drained soils.  Ayers is a self pollinator but sets fruit better with another cultivar and has high resistance to fire blight.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  High Maintenance. Needs regular watering.  Pears are particularly prone to fire blight, especially after wet and warm springs.  Other issues include canker, powdery mildew, scab, and anthracnose.  Possible pests include pear psylla, coddling moth and borers.  Fallen fruit can be messy if not harvested.

 LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, Edible Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Thyme, Bee Balm, Corsican Mint 

IMAGES: Anaxibia, Pyrus communis from Crimea, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Malchen53, Pyrus 3, CC BY-SA 3.0

* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.