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he Callery pear is an ornamental pear tree native to Asia which has become an invasive plant. It was introduced to North America in the early 1900s for agricultural use and quickly became a favorite in landscaping for their adaptability, flowering, fall color, and rounded crown. The tree was also believed to be unable to reproduce by seed and bred to be sterile, however, numerous cultivated varieties (“cultivars”) have been shown to be able to cross pollinate with each other and produce viable fruit. The most popular and commonly used cultivar is ‘Bradford.’ Other common cultivars include ‘Cleveland Select,’ ‘Autumn Blaze,’ ‘Chanticleer,’ and ‘Whitehouse.’ Showy white flowers in the spring mature into small pears that are eaten and dispersed by birds. Callery pear has become less desirable as a landscape tree in recent decades due to branch breakage as a result of their fast growth and dense branching structure. The trees are susceptible to storm damage and often lose limbs as a result.

Description
he Callery pear is an ornamental pear tree native to Asia which has become an invasive plant. It was introduced to North America in the early 1900s for agricultural use and quickly became a favorite in landscaping for their adaptability, flowering, fall color, and rounded crown. The tree was also believed to be unable to reproduce by seed and bred to be sterile, however, numerous cultivated varieties (“cultivars”) have been shown to be able to cross pollinate with each other and produce viable fruit. The most popular and commonly used cultivar is ‘Bradford.’ Other common cultivars include ‘Cleveland Select,’ ‘Autumn Blaze,’ ‘Chanticleer,’ and ‘Whitehouse.’ Showy white flowers in the spring mature into small pears that are eaten and dispersed by birds. Callery pear has become less desirable as a landscape tree in recent decades due to branch breakage as a result of their fast growth and dense branching structure. The trees are susceptible to storm damage and often lose limbs as a result.