Pyrus calleryana 'Capital'
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Michael Dirr Pyrus calleryana 'Capital'
Michael Dirr
Pyrus calleryana 'Capital'
Pyrus calleryana 'Capital' (click for large image)
Capital Callery Pear 		Common Names:
  • Capital Callery Pear
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Sun/Water Requirements:

  Requires full sun.
Moderate to dry conditions.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 5 to Zone 9

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 30' to 50'.
Dirr says: "more upright than 'Whitehouse' and can be substituted for Lombardy Poplar."

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Spring
 

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and orange in the fall.
Dirr says: "leaves turn coppery in the fall and have a moderate to good fireblight resistance, though some southern nurseries are removing it from their fields because of fireblight susceptibility."  

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as an ornamental plant.

Other:

  Is Resistant to Drought
Is Urban Tolerant
 

Other Pyrus calleryana 'Capital' References & Articles:
Pyrus calleryana 'Capital' is hardy in these areas:
Alameda, CAAlamo, CAAlsip, IL
American Canyon, CAAngwin, CAAntioch, CA
Baltimore, MDBayside, NYBronx, NY
Brooklyn, NYBrownsville, TXCanton, MI
Chicago, ILCicero, ILCollege Point, NY
Conneaut, OHCorona, NYDanville, CA
Detroit, MIDorset, OHEast Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NYEcorse, MIElmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, ILElyria, OHEssex, CA
Evergreen Park, ILFawnskin, CAFerndale, MI
Florence, SCFlushing, NYFontana, CA
Forest Falls, CAForest Hills, NYFort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NYGlen Burnie, MDGwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MIHunt Valley, MD
Jackson Heights, NYLeasburg, NCLexington, NC
Liberty, NCLinwood, NCLittle Neck, NY
Ludlow, CAMacomb, MIMarysville, MI
Maspeth, NYMemphis, MIMercedes, TX
Middle Village, NYMission, TXModesto, CA
Moreno Valley, CAMorgantown, WVMount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MINew Haven, MINew York, NY
Newport News, VANorth Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MI
Oakland Gardens, NYOlmito, TXPenitas, TX
Pharr, TXPhelan, CAPhiladelphia, PA
Pikesville, MDPinon Hills, CAPort Isabel, TX
Progreso, TXRedlands, CARego Park, NY
Rialto, CARidgewood, NYRimforest, CA
Riverdale, ILSaratoga, CASoquel, CA
Sparrows Point, MDStaten Island, NYTaylor, MI
Temperance, MITemple City, CATowson, MD
Trenton, MITres Pinos, CAUpland, CA
Virginia Beach, VAWalnut, CAWatsonville, CA
Wayne, MIWestland, MIWhitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MI
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