Picture Notes:  Pictures 1 to 16 are Pyrus calleryana cv. Bradford.

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Distribution:  China.

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Hardiness Zone:  USDA Zones 5 to 8 or 9       (view USDA zone map)

Size:   30-50 ft. tall, with a spread of 20-35 ft.

Form:   Deciduous. Upright tree, with a moderately pyramidal or conical form.

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Stem/Bud:   Buds are large, pubescent, imbricate.

Leaves:   Leaves are alternate, simple, broad-ovate, almost rounded or cordate with a short point at the apex, l l/2 - 3 inches long, glossy and quite leathery in texture, dark green in color.

Fall Color:   Fall color is a spectacular scarlet and purple, holding the leaves until late fall.

Flower:   Flowers are white, l/3 inch across, borne in an ill-scented, 3 inch diameter corymb, before or with the leaves in late April and early May.

Fruit:   Fruit is a pome, l/2 inch or less across, russet, dotted, usually hidden by the foliage and not ornamentally effective.

Uses:   Street tree, patio tree. Dry sites.

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Notes 2:   Small shade tree.

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Cultivars:   

                 'Aristocrat'
                                 [ Arnold Zone 4. 30-50 ft. tall, with a spread of 20-35 ft.
                                  Pyramidal to broad pyramidal form. Leaves are alternate,
                                  shiny, dark green with wavy margin. Fall color is variable,
                                  yellow to red. Flowers are white more sparse than in
                                  'Bradford'. Fruit is a pome, l/2 inch or less across, russet,
                                  dotted, usually hidden by the foliage and not ornamentally effective. ]

                 *  'Bradford'
                                 [ Arnold Zone 4. 30-50 ft. tall, with a spread of 20-35
                                  ft. Upright tree, with a moderately pyramidal or conical
                                  form. Buds are large, pubescent, imbricate. ]

                 'Chanticleer'

                 'Faureri'

                 'Redspire'

                 'Select'

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