Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' [sold as Aristocrat®]
Aristocrat Callery Pear

 This plant is considered invasive.

Pyrus calleryana [sold as Aristocrat®] - Summer Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (White flowers (0.38-0.75" dia.) in 3" dia. coymbs before or with the leaves late April)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Glossy dark green summer foliage with wavy edges); Multi-Colored (Red to yellow fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Round, persistent on tree; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
40-45 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20-25 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, including dry soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves are alternate, simple, leathery, and lustrous dark green with wavy and 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.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Fall Color 227
  • Fast Growth Rate 226
  • Midwest Invasive 41
  • Pollution Tolerant 217
  • Shade Tree 177
  • Specimen 623
  • Street Tree 138

    • Additional Information

    Aristocrat is one of the better performing Callery Pear variants. Flowers are malodorous, but the later blooming Aristocrat flowers are not as often killed by late spring freezes as are the flowers of other P. calleryana variants. Some fireblight susceptiblity, especially in the south. The branching of Aristocrat is more horizontal and does not form as narrow crotch angles as many other Callery Pears. Very small fruits are a litter problem when abundant. Considered invasive in many areas.

    When Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' [sold as Aristocrat®] has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

    Flowering

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    28 Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' [sold as Aristocrat®] found

    Building Map...

    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    1ORIG_7350*AVPRB
    2ORIG_7379*AADDL
    3ORIG_7372*ALYNN
    4ORIG_7546*AORIG
    5ORIG_7407*AADDL
    6ORIG_7371*AVPRB
    7ORIG_7555*AORIG
    8ORIG_7405*AADDL
    9ORIG_7553*AORIG
    10ORIG_7370*AVPRB
    11ORIG_7745*AORIG
    12ORIG_7377*AADDL
    13ORIG_8259*AVPRB
    Heritage Plant
    Dedicated/Memorial Plant
    14ORIG_7512*AORIG
    15ORIG_7542*AORIG
    16ORIG_7375*AADDL
    17ORIG_7743*AORIG
    18ORIG_7351*AVPRB
    19ORIG_7352*ALYNN
    20ORIG_7551*AORIG
    21ORIG_7376*AADDL
    22ORIG_7406*AADDL
    23ORIG_7408*AADDL
    24ORIG_7573*AORIG
    25ORIG_7378*AADDL
    26ORIG_7514*AORIG
    27ORIG_7744*AORIG
    28ORIG_7552*AORIG

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