Pink wild pear Tree

Pink wild pear in Tree Form is Dombeya burgessiae, a small tropical African tree or shrub with large, softly textured, heart-shaped leaves. Its flowers range from white with rose-pink markings to rose pink, and this pink form brings a long, showy display to a garden with room for its canopy. ## Form and flowering Kew describes a usual height of 2–4 m, sometimes reaching 8 m; a South African nursery gives a cultivated estimate of 2–5 m high with a similar spread. The foliage is semi-deciduous in regional horticultural descriptions. A South African guide places flowering in summer to autumn, with timing shifting across climates and hemispheres. [Kew Plants of the World Online](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:822960-1/general-information) [Kumbula Indigenous Nursery](https://kumbulanursery.co.za/plants/dombeya-burgessiae) [Wildflower Nursery](https://wildflowernursery.co.za/indigenous-plant-database/dombeya-burgesiae/) ## Maintenance Plant in full sun or light shade in prepared garden soil enriched with compost. Water regularly while establishing and during extended dry spells; once established, it has moderate drought tolerance. Selective pruning can preserve the tree form and keep the canopy open. A tropical nursery lists USDA Zones 9b–11 for the species. [Top Tropicals](https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/dombeya_burgessiae.htm)