Description | Trinity Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) reported to be a bit more hardy than other Callery Pear cultivars. Has a tightly rounded growth form. |
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Pronunciation | (PIE-rus)(kal-er-EE-aa-na) |
Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | small 3/4 inch creamy white, 5 petaled flowers borne in dense corymbs in the early spring |
Fruit | a nearly sterile plant so little if any fruit is produced |
Leaves | green leaves on long petioles, reddish-purple fall foliage color |
Dimensions | 30 by 25-30 feet (HS) |
Propagation | Plant Patent pp 4.530 |
Cultivar Origin | Handy Nursery, Oregon circa 1970's |
Notes & Reference | #o1-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #93-North American Landscape Trees( Jacobson) |