Family: Rosaceae

Scientific Name: Pyrus calleryana Autumn Blaze

Common Name: Autumn Blaze Pear

DescriptionA cold hardy Bradford Pear cultivar.
Pronunciation(PIE-rus)(kal-er-EE-aa-na)
Plant TypeAll Plants, Shrubs Deciduous
Hardiness Zone(4)5-8
Sunlightfull
Moistureaveage
Soil & Siteaverage
Flowerssmall 3/4 inch creamy white, 5 petaled flowers borne in dense corymbs in the early spring
Fruitsmall pomes
Leavesgreen leaves on long petioles, reddish-purple fall foliage color
Dimensions30 by 25 feet (HS), pyramidal to pyramidal round
Cultivar OriginOregon State University, Oregon USA by Dr. Westwood around 1969.
Misc Factscan develop some thorns
Notes & Reference#1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees( Jacobson), Missouri Botanical Gardens web site
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