Pyrus calleryana 'Redspire'
Redspire Callery Pear

 This plant is considered invasive.

 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:
Red-Violet (Red and purple new growth in the spring); Green (Clean, glossy, dark green summer foliage); Multi-Colored (Fall color is yellow, orange, to red)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Round, persistent on tree; not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
35 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
25 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Widely adapted to soils, including dry soils
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1.5-3" long) 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.

Additional Information

'Redspire' is one of the better P. calleryana cultivars, with a looser form and somewhat slower growth rate (less prone to limb breakage), but it does have severe fireblight susceptibility. Flowers are malodorous and often killed by late spring freezes. Very small fruits are a litter problem when abundant. Considered invasive in many areas.

4 Pyrus calleryana 'Redspire' found

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= Heritage plant = Memorial plant
Number Accession ID Location
1ORIG_8604*ARSC
2ORIG_8418*AAR
3ORIG_8603*ARSC
42024_00120*ARSC

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