Description | Edgewood Pear (Pyrus calleryana) A nice medium ornamental tree with white flowers in the spring and reddish-purple fall foliage color. |
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Plant Type | Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-9 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | white |
Fruit | russet colored globose |
Leaves | green, red and purple in the fall |
Dimensions | around 20 by 25 feet (HS), rounded |
Cultivar Origin | Found growing in a cultivated area in DuPage County, Ill. USA by Willet N. Wandell, Schmidt Nursery introduction |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |