Scientific Name:	Pyrus calleryana
Pronunciation:	PYE-rus kal-lee-ree-AH-nuh
Common Name:	ornamental pear, Callery pear
Family Name:	Rosaceae
Plant Type:	Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves alternate, ovate, margins scalloped, leathery, mostly hairless, blades 7-10 cm long petioles mostly 5-10 cm long; florets about 2 cm wide, in white in corymbs about 8 cm wide, late April to early May.
Course(s):	Level 3 Apprenticeship

Habit: Upright Form: Pyramidal - widely Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 10 - 15m Spread: 7 - 10m Growth Rate: Moderate Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China Hardiness Rating: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Specimen plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Fall: Purple, Red, Orange Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Ovate Apices: Acuminate Bases: Cuneate, Truncate Margins: Entire Additional Info: Spectacular fall colour, Photo credit: S.M. Murray

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Corymb Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Time at Peak: Apr, May Additional Info: Appear before leaves

Fruit Type: Pome Fruit Colour: Green, Brown Fruiting Time: Aug Additional Info: Not showy, Accessory tissue, Edible

Bark Morphology: Moderately fissured Bark or Stem Colour: Grey, Brown     Organ Modifications: Thorns

Propagation:	Seed, Cuttings

Location(s): (LTW) Langley Township Walk : Douglas Park (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed Location Map

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