(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...

(Callery Pear)

The common ornamental deciduous tree, Callery pear, originates from Asia. In early spring it covers itself with profuse clusters of cup-shaped white flowers. Unlike other cultivars of Callery pear, 'Sylvania' begins flowering as a very young tree. When mature, this vigorous, upright tree develops a rounded crown. Its leaves are shiny, and consistently turn red to red-purple in fall. Eve better, it has few fruits and no thorns.

Like other cultivars of Callery pear, 'Sylvania' is a good choice...

(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. The very winter hardy cultivar 'Valzam' was introduced by Lake County Nursery in Perry, Ohio and has a pyramidal form with a strictly upright branching 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....