Botanical Name: Pyrus calleryana Capital
Common Names: Ornamental Pear, Callery Pear,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Trees Fastigiate, Upright, Upright Narrow
Description:
Popular Pear with a narrow, fastigiate form and shiny, dark green leaves that change to reddish-purple in Autumn. Lovely, plentiful white blossom display in spring.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
10-25m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Foliage Feature / Colour, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screeningd, Mass Planting, Shady Garden, Topiary / Espalier, Tropical Garden, Wind Break
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rosaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring
Fruit: Yes
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: High
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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