(Pear)

(Ayers Pear, Pear)

A hybrid whose ancestry includes common pear and Asian pear, ‘Ayers’ is valued for its short-necked, medium-sized, yellow fruit with a red blush. Ripening in late summer, the luscious, smooth textured flesh is very sweet.

Pears are beloved deciduous fruit trees that originate from Europe and Asia. They are medium-sized, have upright, pyramidal habits and thrive in most temperate regions. In spring, they produce white five-petaled flowers that are fragrant and attract bees in droves. The trees...

(Bosc Pear, Pear)

The 'Bosc' pear, discovered in Belgium two hundred years ago, is widely grown and prized for its firm, spicy flesh. This pear has a distinctive long-necked shape and brown skin, often russetted with flecks of deeper brown. It holds its quality up to three months in cold storage. It is eaten as a dessert pear, and it firmness makes it good for baking and poaching. The fruits reach full size in early fall. After harvest, store them in the refrigerator and bring them out to ripen at room temperature....

(Callery Pear)

Callery pear is an upright deciduous tree native to eastern Asia. It is grown for its profusion of early, white, fetid flowers, and for its shiny foliage which turns red-purple in fall. Many cultivars are available, most of them with a pyramidal or conical habit.

Callery pear prefers full sun and fertile soil but will accept almost any soil type. A great specimen tree, it is also tough enough for street tree use. New growth sometimes is slightly thorny.

(Aristocrat Callery Pear, Callery Pear)

Callery pears are generally upright to pyramidal trees with a strong central leader. 'Aristocrat' breaks this mold with its upward curving branches that form an oval crown with age. Asian in origin, this tree is grown for its profusion of early clusters of white flowers and shiny foliage that develops beautiful red-purple fall color.

Callery pear prefers full sun and fertile soil but will adjust to almost any soil type. A great specimen tree, it is also tough enough for use as a street tree....

(Bradford Pear, Callery Pear)

Callery pear is an upright deciduous tree native to eastern Asia. It is grown for its profusion of early, white, fetid flowers, and for its shiny foliage which turns red-purple in fall. 'Bradford' is a ubiquitous pyramidal cultivar introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1963. Its branches are susceptible to splitting during wind and ice storms.

Callery pear prefers full sun and fertile soil but will accept almost any soil type. A great specimen tree, it is also tough enough...

(Callery Pear)

A flowering deciduous cultivar of Callery pear, ‘Capital’ is prized for its adaptability, showy bloom, and shape. It is a narrow tree with numerous, closely spaced branches that grow almost straight up. The white flowers are held in tight clusters that cover the tree in early spring. The green, shiny leaves, which wave in the wind, remain fresh into fall, when they turn purplish red.

Like other cultivars of the Callery pear, 'Capital' grows and flowers best on well-drained loam with steady moisture...

(Callery Pear)

The neat conical habit and rich red foliage of this thornless callery pear have made it one of the top selling cultivars of all time. Introduced in 1965 by Scanlon Nursery of Ohio, it is correctly called Pyrus calleryana 'Glen's Form' (Chanticleer®), though some commercial growers have been known to sell it under the other names ‘Cleveland Select’, ‘Select’ and ‘Stonehill’.

Callery pear is a small upright deciduous tree that originates from eastern Asia and is admired for its broad seasonal...

(Callery Pear, Rancho Callery Pear)

Callery pear is an upright deciduous tree native to eastern Asia. It is grown for its profusion of early, white, fetid flowers, and for its shiny foliage which turns red-purple in fall. Many cultivars are available, most of them with a pyramidal or conical habit.

Callery pear prefers full sun and fertile soil but will accept almost any soil type. A great specimen tree, it is also tough enough for street tree use. New growth sometimes is slightly thorny.

(Callery Pear)

In some conditions, the deciduous ornamental tree 'Redspire,' a cultivar of Callery pear, is a better choice than 'Bradford,' the most widely-planted selection. The two are similar in flowering and size, but the branches of 'Redspire' are less susceptible to breakage when loaded with ice or wet snow than those of 'Bradford.'

The difference lies in the way the branches of 'Bradford' grow at the same level on the trunk and become so crowded together their attachment is weak. Still, the tree has...