Japanese name: ヤマナシ（山梨） Scientific name:Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia
[Overview]
A deciduous tree 5–15 m tall, found in mountains.
Leaves are simple and alternate, ovate, 7–12 cm long and 4–6 cm wide, with a pointed tip.
The leaf margins have fine teeth, and the tips of the teeth form awns.
Young leaves have brown woolly hairs.
The leaves turn black when dry.
The petiole is 3–4.5 cm long.
The flowers are white with 5 petals, 2.5–3.5 cm across.
The flower stalk is 3–5 cm long.
The inside of the calyx is densely covered with brown woolly hairs.
The fruit is almost spherical, 2–5 cm across, with brown skin.
The flesh is juicy but contains many stone cells.
[History]
Plants that arrived in prehistoric times have become naturalized.
The fruit tree Nashi (Nihon-nashi) is a group of cultivars derived from Yamanashi.
