Pyrus calleryana
Callery pear · also Bradford pear, Flowering ornamental pear
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Pyrus calleryana is a slender-trunked, deciduous tree with an upright, often vase-shaped canopy native to East Asia. It produces white, odorous flowers in early spring, followed by yellowish-green to brown pome fruits that attract birds. Although widely planted, it is considered highly invasive in some parts of the US.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 60,9808.4%—9.0 in
- 9,8441.4%—4.3 in
- 9,6983.2%—3.0 in
- 6,4121.4%36 yr7.5 in
- 3,9661.7%—6.3 in
- 3,3761.2%—3.1 in
- 2,9672.5%—11 in
- 2,7132.0%—5.0 in
- 2,5560.90%29 yr5.9 in
- 2,3860.21%—2.3 in
- 1,8531.0%—4.5 in
- 1,8062.4%—5.5 in
- 1,7771.2%—1.9 in
- 1,5730.36%27 yr5.0 in
- 1,5722.1%—4.7 in
- 1,3910.43%7.0 yr2.0 in
- 1,0130.51%—13 in
- 7770.23%5.2 yr2.0 in
- 6161.3%—3.5 in
- 3220.72%—2.0 in
- 2472.1%—9.0 in
- 1150.33%—3.1 in
- 1030.21%6.8 yr—
- 820.35%—6.3 in
- 370.24%32 yr7.6 in
- 300.02%8.9 yr3.0 in
- 250.01%6.2 yr2.4 in
- 200.08%—3.0 in
- 180.01%—4.2 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 50 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr
Trunk diameters across every city: median 7.0 in, mean 7.7 in, 90th percentile 14 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Other Pyrus in the catalogue
13 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
