Pyrus calleryana
Callery Pear
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Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) - Description
Pyrus calleryana, the Callery pear, is a species of pear native to China and Vietnam, in the family Rosaceae. It is a deciduous tree growing to 15 to 20 m (49 to 66 ft) tall, often with a conic to rounded crown. The leaves are oval, 4 to 7 cm (1.
Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) - Blooming
Small clusters of white flowers in spring.
Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) - Growth
Trees. Usually fruit is small, seedy, and inconspicuous, but some produce edible pears. Leaves are glossy oval, branches are sometimes thorny. Pyrus grows best in full sun. Works best as a specimen tree in a lawn or side of a street. Smaller plants are nice for a small garden or espaliered on a wall or fence.
Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) - Planting
Sow seeds in autumn but provide winter, cold protection. Root buds in summer. Graft in winter. Train young plants to a central leader.
Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) - Pest
Prone to leaf roller, blister mites, caterpillars, aphids, scale, powdery mildew, and fire blight.
Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) - Interesting facts
Pears are in the Rose family which also includes apples and quinces. The "grittiness" to the pear fruit comes from lignified cells called sclerids. (When a cell becomes lignified, it becomes very hard). These sclerids are thought to provide some additional support to the surrounding cells of the fruit, but this idea has little scientific backing to it.
Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) - Soil and irrigation
Almost any well-drained soil. Best with even moisture, but tolerates drought and intermittently wet soil. Pears are very adaptable to different types of soil.
