| Description | Silver Frost Weeping Willowleaf Pear (Pyrus) A small weeping tree with white flowers/ The leaves are willow-like silver gray in spring, turn silvery-green throughout the growing season. |
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| Pronunciation | (PIE-rus) |
| Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | probably will not grow past zone #7 |
| Flowers | 3/4 inch, white, cream to greenish-white 5-petaled |
| Fruit | small, not ornamental, pear shaped, ripens to brown |
| Leaves | willow-like, lance-shaped, silver gray in spring, turn silvery-green throughout the growing season |
| Dimensions | 10-15 by 10-15 feet (HS), weeping |
| Maintenance | has been reported to be susceptible to Fireblight |
| Propagation | Lance-shaped |
| Cultivar Origin | Species plant has been used in Germany since 1854 |
| Misc Facts | Silverfrost is probably the same plant as the Pendula or Weeping Willowleaf Pear. The genus name salicifolia means: salici-willow like and folia-foliage |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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