Family: Rosaceae

Scientific Name: Pyrus calleryana Red Spire

Common Name: Red Spire Callery Pear

DescriptionA pyramidal form of the Bradford Pear.
Pronunciation(PIE-rus)(kal-er-EE-aa-na)
Plant TypeAll Plants, Trees Deciduous
Hardiness Zone5-9
Sunlightfull
Moistureaverage
Soil & Siteaverage
Flowerssmall 3/4 inch white, 5 petaled flowers borne in dense corymbs in the early spring before the leaves
Leavesthick, shiny, green, yellow in fall
Stemsthornless
Dimensions35 by 25 feet (HS)
Maintenanceca be acceptable to fire blight
Cultivar OriginOriginated as a seedling of Bradford Pear, at the Princeton Nursery, New Jersey USA (1975)
Notes & Reference#01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Jacobson)
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