Pyrus calleryana seed

LATIN NAME: PYRUS CALLERYANA

COMMON NAME: Callery Pear

The Callery pear pearls the upright, deciduous tree with the glossy, oval, finely toothed leaves that turn the rich reds and the purples in the autumn and the masses of the small, white flowers that open in the dense clusters through the early spring, the flowers pearling the bare branches, the small, brown, gritty fruits following. The tree grows quickly into the neat, rounded crown, and it likes the sun, and the well-drained soil.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The early flower display of the Callery pear gives it a recognised place in the research on the ornamental pear trees of the rose family, and the calleryana species appears in the studies of the tough street trees and the autumn colour chemistry. The work looks at the way the tree flowers before the leaves, the tolerance of the paved ground, and the seed biology. The urban foresters value the neat habit, and the growers of the tough ornamental trees keep the species in their catalogues.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

In the street and the garden, the Callery pear pearls the spring streets with the white flowers. The blooms open for the early bees, the autumn leaves burn with the colour, and the tree makes the fine avenue and the specimen. It grows well in the well-drained, sunny ground. White-pearled, tough and autumn-bright.

To grow the Callery Pear from seed, sow the seeds into the shallow drills of the cold frame in the autumn, then cover them lightly, keep the frame cool and moist, and the seedlings appear in the spring.

Keep the frame cool and moist, and pot the seedlings on as they grow. The pearl blooms come within a few seasons. Plant the young trees in the sunny, open ground, and the pearl blooms will open within a few seasons.

Pyrus calleryana, copmmonly known as Manchurian or Callery Pear is an ornamental pear native to China. A deciduous tree growing from 6 to 10 metres it is a spectacularly showy tree in spring when it is covered with clusters of white flowers and again in autumn when its leaves turn bright yellow, mahogany and red. . This is a pear tree grown for its flowers and fall foliage, and not for edible fruit.
Trees have a very attractive pyriform shape and are excellent as an feature tree where a narrower columnar tree is sought.. The deciduous leaves are oval, 5 to 7 cm long, leathery and lustrous green, turning shades of yellow, orange, purple and red in the autumn. persist on the tree into early winter after most deciduous trees have shed their leaves. The white flowers are about 2.5 cm across and arranged in clusters of a dozen or so, each cluster about 8 cm across. They appear before and with the leaves in early spring, and completely cover the tree so that all you see is white. . The fruits are spherical brown pomes about 1.5 cm in diameter.
Callery pear is hard to beat for early spring flowers and spectacular autumn color. It is tolerant of urban conditions, pollution and poor soils. It can be transplanted at any size. It grows fast. It is a good choice for a quick screen or ornamental tree along a driveway, in a parking lot, or along a street. It makes an interesting bonsai subject.
Pyrus calleryana is frost resistant and although it needs regular watering while young established trees are moderately drought tolerant Best in full sun in a range of soils.