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canopy layer
pear
pyrus communis
the patient orchard tree — slower to bear than apple but longer-lived, happier on heavy ground, and blooming early enough to matter for the first pollinators.
functions
food croppollinator forage
light
full sun
moisture
moderate
soil
deep loam; tolerates clay better than apple
season
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grower's notes
memberspropagation, guild role, and deeper ecology for pear — the members' view.
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relationships — grows well with
chivesallium schoenoprasum→comfrey (bocking 14)symphytum × uplandicum→yarrowachillea millefolium→white clovertrifolium repens→
see pear on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around pear
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- canopy
- pear — the anchor
- herbaceous
- chivescomfrey (bocking 14)yarrow
- groundcover
- white clover
works inside: sun trap · orchard meadow
design patterns using this plant