Willow-Leaved Pear
Herb latin name: Willow-Leaved Pear,Willow-Leaved Pear Extract
Latin name: Pyrus salicifolia
Family: Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Dry stony sites, forest edges etc. Other uses of Willow-Leaved Pear: Plants have extensive root systems and can be used for bindiHabitat of the herb: the herb: Dry stony sites, forest edges etc.
Other uses of Willow-Leaved Pear: Plants have extensive root systems and can be used for binding sands.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe in the autumn, it will then usually germinate in mid to late winter. Stored seed requires 8 - 10 weeks cold stratification at 1℃ and should be sown as early in the year as possible. Temperatures over 15 - 20℃ induce a secondary dormancy in the seed. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse for their first year. Plant them out in late spring or early summer of the following year.
Cultivation of Willow-Leaved Pear: Dry stony sites, forest edges etc.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Pyrus salicifolia: None known
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