Callery Pear

(also commonly known as Bradford Pear)

Pyrus calleryana

Tree with white blossoms in a forest with leafless trees and a blue sky.

  • ​Size at Maturity:  Height 35 ft, Width 25ft

  • Light requirement:  Full Sun

  • Soil moisture:  Moist to Dry

  • Seasonal interest:  March/April white flowers;   Fall glossy leaves turn red-orange

  • Value to wildlife:  Birds eat small pear fruit;   insects attracted to flowers in the spring

  • Value to environment:  Negative value to the environment;  invasive; an adept invader which overcomes native plants and reduces biodiversity

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