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Pyrus calleryana, also known as the Callery pear or Bradford pear, is a species of pear tree native to China and Vietnam, [2] in the family Rosaceae. It is most commonly known for its cultivar 'Bradford' and its offensive odor, widely planted throughout the United States and increasingly regarded as an invasive species .
4 dni temu · Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana Decne.) is an Asian species of ornamental pear with several cultivars planted throughout the Southeast. Varieties include ‘Bradford’, ‘Chanticleer’/‘Cleveland Select’, ‘Autumn Blaze’, ‘Aristocrat’, and more.
6 kwi 2019 · Bradford pear, the first Callery pear introduced landscaping, is a beautiful flowering tree but with problems related to invasiveness and breakage.
Callery pear is a large, dense, pyramidal, woody, broadleaf, deciduous tree in the rose family (Rosaceae) that was introduced from Asia and is invasive in North Carolina, as well as in other southeastern United States.
Bradford is the most fireblight-resistant cultivar of the Callery Pears. Impressive for up to 20 years, this pear tree however, becomes apt to limb breakage over time. Grows up to 30-50 ft. tall (9-15 m) and 20-35 ft. wide (6-8 m).
16 lip 2020 · Native to Asia, the Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) was originally introduced to the United States in the early 1900s as rootstock for domesticated pears. It is also known as "Bradford" pear, a name given to its most widely planted landscaping cultivar.
Bradford or Callery pear is native to Korea and Japan, and widely planted in North America for its abundance of white, early-blooming flowers and vase-shaped growth form. It is easy to grow, and is widely planted as a street tree. Its leaves turn gold to purple in fall.
