Viable wildlife Pear

[Rit]

I stumbled upon this today. It’s not on a property I own but I would have access to scionwood. I have never seen this much fruit on a tree. It appears to be some type of wild pear. The fruit is about golf ball size and completely loaded. The pears are hard and don’t seem to be close to ripe. Is there any method to find out if these are a viable wildlife fruit outside of observation? When I smashed the fruit it definitely smells of pear.

 

[Rit]

I initially thought it was Callery but my Callery are tall and slender even in wide open spaces.

 

[Native Hunter]

Looks like the one in the fence row at my house. I think the multiple trunks on your tree explains the width. Both of these trees are likely Callery, perhaps with some other mixed genes..

 

[buckdeer1]

Looks like an asian pear but mine don't have the bottom like yours they are like native hunters but the size of an apple.By far the best tasting fruit I have

 

[Native Hunter]

Looks like an asian pear but mine don't have the bottom like yours they are like native hunters but the size of an apple.By far the best tasting fruit I have

I’ve got a couple of good Asian pears at my farm, but the one In the pic above will set your teeth on edge.

 

[Rit]

Fruit certainly resembles Callery but much larger than what I have experienced. I did watch a Callery get browsed for the first time last weekend.

 

[Telemark]

Nice find. Like Native said, probably a callery hybridized with something else.

My guess is you would just have to wait and see if they eat it. Can you hang a camera by it?

 

[ksgobbler]

https://www.nativnurseries.com/coll...d-deer-pear-seedlings-for-sale-pyrus-communis

Looks identical. Watch the video.

 

[ksgobbler]

How was your deer usage?