It is a sweet pear fruit. Pears are a genus of trees from the Rose family, Apple subfamily. Pears originate from China, different varieties have been cultivated since antiquity. Pear fruits are juicy, fleshy and aromatic. The chambers in the fruit are 5, with 5 seeds. In fact, the edible part of the fruit is formed by fused flower parts. Pears are native to the coastal and mildly temperate regions of the Old World from western Europe and North Africa eastward as far as Asia. They are medium-sized trees reaching 10-17 m in height, often with a tall narrow crown, several species are overgrown with shrubs. As of 2014, world production of pears was 25.8 million tons, led by China with a share of 70% of the total. The cultivation of pears in cool, temperate climates dates back to ancient times, and there is evidence of their use as food from prehistoric times. Pears were also cultivated by the Romans, they did not eat them raw - they made compotes of pears and honey. The ancient kingdom of Dardania was named after a pear, meaning "Land of Pears."