Pyrus salicifolia pendula - or weeping pear. From a distance the thing looks a lot like an olive tree. It produces a crop of 'completely inedible' 3cm long fruit. Oh yeah, and they had some superb cider on tap at the open day too.   Pyrus salicifolia pendula - or weeping pear. From a distance the thing looks a lot like an olive tree. It produces a crop of 'completely inedible' 3cm long fruit.   Panoramic shot (90 degrees) showing the length of the cherry tree rows - this was an area they'd put aside to growing their top 6 or so varieties, two rows of each - so it was especially popular with the tourists. I think the sheer volume of fruit produced meant there was plenty of fruit safe from the birds.  Panoramic view over the orchard dedicated to cider apples (95 varieties) and perry pears (20 varieties). 
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