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Pears Pyrus

This hub compares 3 species records. Across all 4 records, it carries 19 evidence rows from 11 distinct cited sources. The species split is 1 fire-resistant, 1 in documented conflict, and 1 awaiting directional evidence. 1 genus-rank record is shown separately; genus-rank claims do not override a species record, and species evidence does not become one verdict for the genus.

Rated as a group: pear Pyrus sp. Fire-resistant Consensus 4 sources rate the genus as a whole. Species evidence never rolls upward into a genus verdict, and genus claims never override a species record. ›

Fire-resistant: 1 species

Callery pear Fire-resistant Pyrus calleryana Consensus · 4 sources Zones 5–5 genus-level claims ↑

Documented conflict: 1 species

honest ties — treat conservatively near structures

common pear Documented conflict Pyrus communis the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · New Zealand's FENZ laboratory directory says high Zones 5–5 genus-level claims ↑

Awaiting evidence: 1 species

Chinese pear Awaiting evidence Pyrus ussuriensis Limited evidence · 2 sources Zones 3–3 genus-level claims ↑

About pears

Directory notes

Plant forms recorded in this group: tree. The records span published USDA zones 3–5. These are record-level fields, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Pyrus: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated pears grow

Tagged as growing in 41 states.

See Pyrus on Grow → · JSON