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Callery-Bradford pear

Pyrus calleryana

Photo by suzmonk
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Field Notes

Description:

Originally brought to the U.S. in the early 1900's to fight a blight in common pears, Bradford pears have become an extremely popular landscaping choice, despite a fairly short life-span and weak branches. Blooms on bare branches, showy flowers have a strong, acrid smell. Makes a small, woody fruit eaten by birds.

Notes:

Native to Asia, invasive in the Eastern U.S.

Reference Links:

Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana) - Information on Bradford Pear, Pyrus calleryana

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Comments (2)
suzmonk
Thanks, Hema ... there have been so many Callery-Bradford pear spottings lately, I decided to go find mine, too. Probably too many of them around, but they are such a nice pop of energy in spring, one of the first things to bloom.

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