Pyrus calleryana [sold as Aristocrat®]
Aristocrat Callery Pear

 Plant Type:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flowers:
White (White flowers (0.38-0.75" dia.) in 3" dia. coymbs before or with the leaves late April)
 Foliage:
Green (Glossy dark green summer foliage with wavy edges); Multi-Colored (Red to yellow fall foliage)
 Fruit:
Brown (Round, persistent on tree; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
40-45 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
20-25 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil:
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.

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 [sold as Aristocrat®] has been observed flowering or fruiting at Purdue University

Flowering

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28 Pyrus calleryana [sold as Aristocrat®] found

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= 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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