Pyrus calleryana
Callery Pear

This plant is considered invasive.

Family:

Rosaceae (Rose Family) 217

Genus:

Pyrus (Pear Callery Pear) 7

Plant Type:

Tree 583

Growth Forms:

Upright 578

Hardiness:

USDA Zone 5 258

Deciduous / Evergreen:

Deciduous 846

Flower Notes:

White (White flowers (0.38-0.75" dia.) in 3" dia. coymbs before or with the leaves in late April)

Foliage Notes:

Green (Clean, glossy, dark green summer foliage); Red (Mahogany to scarlet fall foliage)

Fruit Notes:

Brown (Round, persistent on tree; not ornamentally important)

Ultimate Height:

30-50 feet

Ultimate Spread:

20-35 feet

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Soil Notes:

Widely adapted to soils, including dry soils

Range:

China

Diagnostic Characteristics:

Leaves are alternate, simple, leathery, and lustrous dark green with crenated margins and formed on short spurs (spurs like those of Malus). Long petioles allow the leaves to flutter in the wind. Wooly 0.5" long buds. Round, dull reddish-yellow, russet dotted pome fruits are 0.5" or less in diameter.

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Parts and Problems of Pear, Ornamental

Special Characteristics:

Drought Tolerant 289

Pollution Tolerant 217

Additional Information

Overused, weak wooded, short-lived. Flowers are malodorous and often killed by late spring freezes. Some fireblight susceptibility. Forms narrow crotch angles that can result in a larger tree literally splitting in two. Very small fruits are a litter problem when abundant. Considered invasive in many areas.

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19 Pyrus calleryana found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant

Number	Accession ID	Location
1	2010_09768*A	PICK
2	2013_00182*A	HORTPARK
3	2012_01384*A	MRDH
4	2018_00731*A	DAUC
5	ORIG_0405*A	SMLY
6	ORIG_4755*A	SHRV
7	2012_01384*B	MRDH
8	ORIG_2001*A	HAMP
9	2010_07309*A	PJIS
10	ORIG_3346*A	KFPC
11	ORIG_0740*A	DUHM
12	ORIG_0406*A	SMLY
13	ORIG_2004*A	HAMP
14	ORIG_8064*A	LILY
15	ORIG_0400*A	SMLY
16	ORIG_3236*A	PMU
17	2022_15767*A	HORTPARK
18	2024_00100*A	RSC
19	2024_00101*A	FORS

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