Talk:Pyrus calleryana

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Can we add that they smell like cum? Because they do- Like seriously, look it up anywhere.

Damaband (talk) 04:22, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

I agree. It's omissions like this that keep wikipedia from reaching its full potential. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.0.49.171 (talk) 21:01, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
 * How about we cite a source instead of just adding that to the article with nothing to back it up? It's poorly written articles like this that keep Wikipedia from reaching its full potential. --146.52.249.19 (talk) 21:34, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Done. You're welcome ;) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.44.34.126 (talk) 13:56, 1 June 2013 (UTC)

The statement about the seeds seems very vague: The fruits (which are often assumed to be inedible due to their abundant, cyanide laced seeds) of the Callery pear are small....

Saying they are "assumed to be inedible" implies that the assumption might be incorrect and they might, in fact, be edible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.202.33.17 (talk) 15:19, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

The odor
Some articles discussing their smell and it's not just a fishy odor:

http://www.theawl.com/2013/04/this-spring-new-york-city-smells-much-less-like-sperm

http://www.businessinsider.com/bradford-pear-tree-semen-sex-smell-2013-4

http://citypaper.net/The-blooming-of-the-jizz-trees/

http://www.westword.com/arts/meet-the-tree-thats-making-your-neighborhood-smell-like-semenville-usa-5780867

There are other links online about the scent, just chose the first four. 2601:5C1:100:28BD:9927:FC47:6832:2B34 (talk) 09:02, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I've been around those trees all my life and they do not smell bad or anything like claimed. That is just a bunch of unreliable sources trying to use a gross headline to get clicks. 2601:140:C080:21:116E:1A0C:F584:3D0B (talk) 04:47, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Broken links
All three of the external links to this article are broken. The link to the Park Service does go to their website, so presumably one could search there, but the other two are simply gone. Shandong44 (talk) 20:02, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

Pyrus calleryana vs. Pyrus kawakamii
So the article regards P. callaryana and P. kawakamii as synonyms. The New Sunset Western Garden Book has separate entries for the two, with no mention of synonymity. It says they grow in different zones (2b–9, 14–21 for Callery; 8, 9, 12–24 for Evergreen), Callary is larger, and Evergreen is very prone to fireblight. Does anyone have better details on their relationship? ——2601:644:8000:48C0:4853:14EB:14D1:3C72 (talk) 04:47, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Native name?
It seems like it's named after French missionary Joseph Callery, but wouldn't it have a native name? On the Chinese wiki it is called 豆梨 but this is a 20th century name imported from Japan, after Callery's time. --Nidaana (talk) 17:30, 6 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Zh-wiki mentions 鹿梨（图经本草）、阳檖、赤梨（尔雅）、糖梨、杜梨（贵州土名）、梨丁子 as regional synonyms, but 豆梨 ("bean pear") is the common name now. Jpatokal (talk) 12:37, 3 April 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2024
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Naming
The article currently oscillates wildly between calling this Callery pear, Bradford pear and Pyrus calleryana. I get the argument that Bradford is supposed to be only a cultivar so the others are the "proper" name, but the rule here is WP:COMMONNAME and it's pretty clear Bradford pear has won that contest: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=Bradford%20pear,Callery%20pear&hl=en Jpatokal (talk) 12:40, 3 April 2024 (UTC)