Melinda Myers

Callery Pear

Botanical Name

Pyrus calleryana

Min Zone

5

Max Zone

8

Height

30 to 50 feet

Width

20 to 35 feet

Flowers

April to May: white, before leaves emerge, malodorous

Fruit

Round, tan pome covered in russet dots

Fall Color

Scarlet and purple, late in the season

Light

Full sun

Soil

Adaptable

Planting & Care

• Transplant as balled and burlap in spring
• Tolerant of hot and dry conditions

Problems

Splitting, fireblight, fall/winter damage

Varieties

• Autumn Blaze - most cold hardy (Zone 4), reddish-purple in fall, fireblight susceptible
• Chanticleer - narrow pyramid shape, 35 by 15 feet, heavy flowering, good fall color
• Jaczam & Jilzam - dwarf, 20 feet, rounded form