Callery pear
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If the city wants to give the Callery pear a little competition, it has several choices.

In the South, Callery pears tend to be among the more reliable coloring trees.

Will the Callery pear tree pollinate the fruiting variety?

The callery pear is something of a case study in the perils of planting too many identical street trees.

The old regulars are London plane, ginkgo, honey locust and callery pear.

The species being considered are Callery pear, ginkgo, linden, sophora and locust.

Some sidewalks, too, are lined with trees, including many Callery pears, whose white blossoms shimmer on spring nights.

The tree is a callery pear tree.

Pedestrians stroll under blooming Callery pear trees, while older men sit on benches or play dominoes.

At present, the most popular street tree for planting is the Callery pear, which has pleasing foliage, inedible fruit and a robust constitution.

Another Callery pear, called the Chanticleer, has begun to replace it, although experts warn against relying on any one species.

The "Survivor Tree" is a callery pear that survived the devastation and was preserved for re-planting.

The city will also plant other Callery pears, if available, like Aristocrat and Cleveland Select.

Of these additional survivor trees, three are also callery pears, and three are little-leaf lindens.

Callery Pear, Pyrus calleryana, oval-shaped tree loaded with white flowers in April.

Those white flowers floating over so many city streets in recent weeks are Callery pears, or Pyrus calleryana, if you want to get technical about it.

The city, which will be planting through May, puts in more than 30 types of trees, led by the honey locust, littleleaf linden and callery pear.

The Callery pear is an invasive species in many areas of eastern North America, outcompeting many native plants and trees.

New, stronger callery pears have been developed, including the Aristocrat, Chantecleer and Red Spire varieties.

The callery pear is still a good choice, he said, especially new varieties like Aristocrat, Whitehouse, Cantilever and Redspire.

Callery Pears Q. Can you tell me about the pear tree whose white blossoms mark the entrance of spring around New York?

Callery pears are remarkably resistant to sicknesses or blight; they are more often killed by storms or high winds than by sickness.

The 'Callery Pear' ('Pyrus calleryana') is a species of Pyrus native to China.

In the northeastern United States, wild Callery pears sometimes form extensive, nearly pure stands in old fields, along roadsides, and in similar disturbed areas.

The Callery pear is an ornamental species (Pyrus Calleryana) grown for its handsome form, white flowers and elegance, particularly when grown as a street tree.

Callery Pear, Pyrus calleryana, oval-shaped tree loaded with white flowers in April.

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The Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford') in particular has become widespread in North America, and is used only as an ornamental tree, as well as a blight-resistant rootstock for Pyrus communis fruit orchards.