Common Name:Bradford Pear

Scientific Name: Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'

Bradford Pear Trees - Rounded Crown

Classification: Deciduous         USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-9

Size:

• 20' to 35' width X 30' to 50' height

Growth Habit:

• Immature
  • Pyramidal
• Mature
  • Rounded crown
  • Upward angled branching

Bradford Pear Bark Mature	Bradford Pear Bark Immature

Bark:

• Immature:
  • Brown
  • Smooth
• Mature:
  • Gray-brown
  • Ridged and furrowed

Bradford Pear Alternate Leaf Arrangement	Bradford Pear Young  Leaves	Bradford Pear Mature Ovate Leaf

Foliage:

• Deciduous
• Alternate leaf arrangement
• Simple leaves
• Ovate leaf shape
• Up to 3" long
• Leathery
• Dark green

Flowering Bradford Pear	Bradford Pear Inflorescence Corymb

Inflorescence: 

• White
• 3/4" diameter
• Borne in corymbs 3" wide
• Bloom in spring

Bradford Pear Fruit Round Pomes

Fruit:

• Round pome
• Less than 1/2" diameter
• Inconspicuous

Use:

• Small to medium sized trees
  • are often used to accent buildings, driveways and streets.

Bradford Pear Healthy Leaf -vs- Iron Deficient Leaf

Problems:

• Fireblight
• Iron deficiency
• Tight upward angled branches may cause adult trees to literally split in half

Culture:

• Adaptive to many soil types
• Full sun
• Drought tolerant
• Pollution tolerant

Propagation:

• Cuttings

Notes:

• Vegetative buds are pubescent
• Young stems have lenticels
• Native to Korea and China