Nigel Cattlin / Corky brown damage to Pear (Pyrus communis) fruit possibly caused by early Eriophyid (Eriophyidae) blister mite infestation. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Andres M. Dominguez / Frozen leaves of European pear (Pyrus communis) in ice. Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, December.

Orsolya Haarberg / Old Pear (Pyrus) and Maple (Acer) trees growing in a mountain pasture, with the Piatra Secuiului in the background, Alba, Romania, October 2014.

Constantinos Petrinos / Almond-leaved pear (Pyrus spinosa) flowers, Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Constantinos Petrinos / Almond-leaved pear (Pyrus spinosa) flowers, Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Constantinos Petrinos / Almond-leaved pear (Pyrus spinosa) sign with Greek name and scientific name, Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Constantinos Petrinos / Almond-leaved pear (Pyrus spinosa) flowers, Mount Hymettus, Kessariani Aesthetic Forest, East-Central Attica, Greece, March.

Fabrice Cahez / European pear (Pyrus communis) flowers, Vosges, France, April.

Eric Medard / Forest dormouse (Dryomys nitedula) carrying bait (pear) by mushroom at night, taken with infra red remote camera trap, Slovenia, October.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Préau / Two pears hanging from a branch in an allotment, Grande-Synthe, Dunkirk, France, September 2010

Jouan & Rius / Pear (Pyrus communis) growing on tree in garden, France, June

Jouan & Rius / Pears (Pyrus communis) ripening on tree, France, September