Pyrus salicifolia
Willow-leaved pear · also Weeping pear, Weeping willow-leaf pear
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Pyrus salicifolia is a deciduous tree native to the Middle East, known for its pendulous silvery foliage and white flowers. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental due to its attractive weeping form, and grows well in sandy soils. While adaptable to trimming, it is very susceptible to fireblight.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2600.02%—2.5 in
- 2000.05%34 yr6.1 in
- 1280.06%—5.0 in
- 690.02%31 yr5.9 in
- 20.00%—11 in
Traits
- Form
- Weeping
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 12–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Soil
- Sandy
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Drought tolerance
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 4.8 in, mean 4.9 in, 90th percentile 7.9 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
- Caucasus mixed forests
- Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Elburz Range forest steppe
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- South Iran Nubo-Sindian desert and semi-desert
Other Pyrus in the catalogue
13 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
