Pyrus calleryana | Callery Pear | Tree
Pyrus calleryana belongs to the plant family ROSACEĈ and Genus Pyrus This Tree prefers Well drained soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Pyrus calleryana does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
If you're looking for a plant well known for its display of Autumn foliage then consider Pyrus calleryana for its Fall leaf properties
Pyrus calleryana Callery pear is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Pyrus calleryana | Callery Pear is either a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall or it can be classed as an evergreen but only for warmer climates (maintains leaves all year round). Beware using trees that lose their leaves around fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Pyrus calleryana has an attractive autumn display of leaves. Callery pear can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -30° Fahrenheit. It needs a bit of a cold spell with temperatures below 15° Fahrenheit to do its best. This plant needs summer days with high heat. Full sun is needed for this species to do its best. It likes well drained soils.
Pyrus calleryana will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 5 and20 years.
Pyrus calleryana is a woody perennial. Leaves: Callery pear has leaves that turn reddish purple in autumn. Flowers are borne during the month of March. The flowers are usually a white color.
In the Northern Hemisphere Pyrus calleryana starts to bloom around 03,01 blooming stops about 03,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 40' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.