Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'
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Michael Dirr Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'
Michael Dirr
Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'
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Bradford Callery Pear, Bradford Flowering Pear 		Common Names:
  • Bradford Callery Pear
  • Bradford Flowering Pear
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Origin:

  Korea and China  

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: "for short terms use perhaps 10 - 15 years, 20 with luck, the tree will literally fall apart because of the development of many branches around a common length of the trunk, plants manifest the problem by losing the distinct pyramidal shape"

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Spring
 

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are dark green in the summer and yellow, orange, red and purple in the fall.
 

Fruit:

  Color: Black
Season(s): Fall
 

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as an ornamental plant.

Dirr says: "the tree has reached epidemic porportions and is over-planted similar to Green Ash, Silver Maple and Siberian Elm; 'Bradford' is beautiful but not a panacea for urban planting; to some extent problems are now starting to appear that should give reason to temper enthusiasm for the cultivars; incompatibility and severe splitting are occurring on older trees. I have seen trees that were literally split in half; new cultivars have been introduced and several show promise."

Other:

  Is Resistant to Drought
Is Urban Tolerant
Dirr says: "'Bradford' is still popular but its limitations have been recognized by many knowledgeable plantsmen and nurserymen; unfortunately the buying public has not yet caught up"  

Other Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' References & Articles:
Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' 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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