Pears

These images show how our pears have grown in the garden.  

  

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April

Here you can see the flowers have died off.  The pear is starting to  form underneath the flower head.

May

The flowers have now disappeared.  Where the flower was is now the bottom part of the pear.

   

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June/July

With the sunshine and rain the pears have now grown to nearly full size.

 August/September

The Pears are now ready for harvesting. 

 

 

Have you eaten a pear?

What does it taste like?  Is it sweet or sour?

What time of the year do you think pear trees get their flowers?

Pear shaped is a word we use to describe an object that looks like a pear.

 

Now you know some facts about pears why not look at our apples.  Click on the right of this page or click here.

  

If you want to see some more images of our fruits and vegetables throughout the year click on the Walled Garden

Click here to view images around the year

Last Modified: 11/01/2008