The liqueur Anisette added to cold water on a hot summer's day makes a refreshing drink. Its flavor has similarities with some other spices, such as fennel and liquorice...
A sweet and delicate musk-like odour is produced by the seed coat. The essential oil obtained from the plant is used as a food flavouring and in perfumery...
Although the early spring flowers are beautiful and the fruit is attractive, the Pyrus communis is normally grown only for its fruit crop and not as an ornamental.