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Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana

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Field Notes

Description:

Native to China, this tree is grown in the United States for its white floral display. Trees grow up to 20 m tall and produce numerous sweet-smelling white flowers in the spring before the leaves appear. The wood is used to make woodwind instruments.

"Callery Pear." Leafsnap. Columbia University, University of Maryland, Smithsonian Institution, 2011. Web. 2 Nov. 2015.

Habitat:

Habitat: Planted as an ornamental, growing best in full sun.
Growth Habit: Deciduous tree, growing 6-18 m tall.
Bloom Time: Early spring.
Longevity: Long-lived.
Presence in US: AL AR DC DE FL GA IL IN KY LA MD MS NC NJ OH OK PA SC TN TX VA WV

"Callery Pear." Leafsnap. Columbia University, University of Maryland, Smithsonian Institution, 2011. Web. 2 Nov. 2015.

Notes:

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Reference Links:

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Comments (5)
discovery63
This tree is Native to china it is also grown in the United States for it's beautiful white floral display.It can grow up to 20m it's leaves grow beautiful when in spring. It's bark is made for wooden instruments. It is also known to live for a very long long time.
discovery65
The Callery Pear is a Deciduous Tree. A Callery Pear with grow the best in full sun. A Callery Pear can grow up to 6-18 meters tall. A Callery Pear is planted as an ornamental.
discovery62
The Callery Pear is planted as an ornamental, growing best in full sun. They are deciduous trees, growing 6-18 m tall. They bloom mostly in the early Spring. The bark is very cracked up sometimes. The leaves are very small. They also live for along time.
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The Callery Pear trees bark looks scratched up and has cracks. The tree usually grows up to about 20 feet tall. The leaves on a Callery Pear tree are dark green in color. The leaves are smaller than other trees leaves. The Callery Pear tree is used for making woodwind instruments.
discovery69
The Callery Pear tree has very cracked bark. The bark is gray. The tree can grow up to be 16 to 26 feet tall. The leaves are dark green. The leaves are wavy. The leaves are very small. The Callery Pear tree is mostly used for making woodwind instruments.

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