Pyrus salicifolia
Willowleaf Pear

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Corymbs of 6-8 white to cream flowers (0.75" dia.))
 Foliage Notes:
Silver (Handsome silvery, willow-like foliage; no appreciable fall color)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Sparsely produced and not ornamentally important)
 Ultimate Height:
15-25 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
15-25 feet
 Soil Notes:
Widely adaptable to different soils
 Range:
Southeastern Europe and western Asia
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Leaves (1.5-3.5" long by 0.25-0.75" wide) are alternate, simple, and narrow-lanceolate to elliptical. New leaves emerge with strong pubescence that eventually falls off of the upper surface at maturity.

Additional Information

The Willowleaf Pear is an uncommon, but elegant tree with arching branches covered with silvery, narrow, willow-like foliage. Attractive clusters of white flowers appear in the spring. Severe fireblight susceptibility.

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