| Description | A rather short lived, over planted medium size tree. Has white flowers in the spring with excellent fall foliage. |
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| Pronunciation | (PIE-rus)(kal-er-EE-aa-na) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | white borne in corymbs |
| Fruit | russet red pomes (fruit) |
| Leaves | simple, alternate, glossy green, fall color reddish purple, red to orange and yellow |
| Dimensions | 30-50 feet tall with a spread of 20-30 feet |
| Maintenance | has some resistance to fire blight |
| Propagation | seeds require cold stratification, difficult from cuttings |
| Native Site | Species native to Korea and China. |
| Cultivar Origin | Bradford was started in around 1919 and introduced in 1950. Named after Frederick Bradford former director of the USDA Plant Introduction Center. |
| Notes & Reference | #1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees ( Jacobson) |
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