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Neither flowers nor berries of the copper pear are poisonous
Copper Rock pear is not poisonous
Rock pear is popular for its abundant flowering and beautiful foliage color. The seeds and leaves of some species contain glycosides in very small quantities. You would need to eat countless of the tiny fruits to feel negative effects.
Early article Copper Rock pear is also available as a high stem Next article Kupfer-Felsenbirne does not suffer from a pear gridCopper pear (often referred to as currant tree) comes in spring with a shell of white star-shaped flowers. These develop in late autumn, small blue-black, sweet-tasting fruits that can be dried or processed in jam.
Common rock pear (Latin Amelanchier ovalis) is less common and has the same external characteristics:
The common rock pear contains in its seeds and leaves very small amounts of glycosides. When eating large amounts - even by animals - occasionally nausea, nausea or diarrhea may occur.
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The name "rock pear" comes from a certain similarity in the growth with the pear tree, however, the rock pear belongs to a different genus.