Pyrus nivalis
Snow pear · also Yellow pear, Alpine pear
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Pyrus nivalis, also known as snow pear, is a medium-sized deciduous tree reaching up to 30 ft tall and 20 ft wide, featuring prolific white blooms in late winter to spring and leaves that turn red in fall. It is highly drought-tolerant and its fruits attract birds, making it a good choice for urban landscapes with full sun.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 350.01%47 yr16 in
- 240.01%20 yr7.1 in
- 120.02%10 yr—
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—13 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 10–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–20 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Feb, Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 8.1 in, mean 10 in, 90th percentile 16 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
- Balkan mixed forests
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Northeast Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests
Other Pyrus in the catalogue
13 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
