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​WHITTY PEAR – Sorbus domestica: [ 74 ]
Also known as the ‘Whitty Pear’ it is superficially similar to the rowan in both size and appearance, however it has a fissured rather than smooth bark and the leaflets number seven as opposed to twelve to fifteen in rowan. The flowers with pink flushed petals are larger than those of the Rowan and the fruit is also larger and longer, though smaller than cultivated pears. On the continent the fruit is sometimes used to make perry, however no indications of such usage appear in the UK. Dried bunches of fruit have been used to keep witches away.
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