Curly Red Haired Girl In The Wooden Cottage Posing With Apples And Pears

In the wild, some species such as the Iberian pear are dispersed by mammals and some birds.
Cultivation
The pear is frequently raised by sowing the pips (seeds) of ordinary cultivated or of wild kinds, these forming what are known as free or pear stocks, on which the choicer varieties are grafted for increase. Both quince and clonally-produced pear rootstocks are also used for Pyrus communis orchards. For new varieties the flowers can be cross-bred to preserve or combine desirable traits. The fruit of the pear is produced on spurs, which appear on shoots more than one year old.