PLYMOUTH PEAR – Pyrus cordata: [ 36 & 70 ]
Growing 8 to 10m with purplish twigs and varied shaped leaves. Pale pink to cream flowers appear in late April. The beautiful blossom has a foul smell said to be like rotting scampi and attracts mainly flies. The fruits are small, round and hard. The fruits are eaten by blackbirds and other wildlife. Named after where it was found it is a rare tree found mainly in Devon and Cornwall.
Growing 8 to 10m with purplish twigs and varied shaped leaves. Pale pink to cream flowers appear in late April. The beautiful blossom has a foul smell said to be like rotting scampi and attracts mainly flies. The fruits are small, round and hard. The fruits are eaten by blackbirds and other wildlife. Named after where it was found it is a rare tree found mainly in Devon and Cornwall.
