Description | Korean Sun Pear (Pyrus fauriei) is a smaller tree with good fall color. |
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Pronunciation | (PIE-rus) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | white, 5 petals, flowers after the plant has leafed out |
Fruit | small, olive turning to black, 2-3 seeds |
Leaves | green, reddish to yellow fall color |
Dimensions | 20-35 feet tall by equal spread |
Cultivar Origin | Named in 1906 introduced to the trade in 1918 by E. Wilson. |
Misc Facts | Also listed as a cultivar of Callery Pear. |
Notes & Reference | #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobson), #253-The Tree Book (Micheal Dirr, Keith Warren) |