Pyrus calleryana
Callery Pear

Uses

Edible uses

Notes

Fruit - raw or cooked^[1]. Best used after it has been exposed to frost^[2]^[3], since this will soften and sweeten the flesh[K]. The fruit is about 25mm in diameter^[4].

Fruit

Unknown use

Material uses

This species is widely used as a rootstock^[3], especially for cultivars of Pyrus pyrifolia^[5]. It is said to induce earlier bearing^[6]. The wood of this species is hard and close-grained, and is sometimes used for making furniture and stools^[5].

Unknown part

Wood

Medicinal uses(Warning!)

There are no medicinal uses listed for Pyrus calleryana.

Ecology

Ecosystem niche/layer

Canopy or Secondary canopy

Ecological Functions

Rootstock

Forage

Nothing listed.

Shelter

Nothing listed.

Propagation

Seed - best sown in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe in the autumn, it will then usually germinate in mid to late winter. Stored seed requires 8 - 10 weeks cold stratification at 1°c and should be sown as early in the year as possible^[4]. Temperatures over 15 - 20°c induce a secondary dormancy in the seed^[4]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in light shade in a cold frame or greenhouse for their first year. Plant them out in late spring or early summer of the following year.

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Cultivation

Prefers a good well-drained loam in full sun^[4]. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Tolerates light shade but does not fruit so well in such a position. Tolerates atmospheric pollution, excessive moisture and a range of soil types if they are moderately fertile^[4]. Established plants are drought tolerant^[4]. Grows well on acid soils^[6].

Plants are hardy to about -40°c when they are fully dormant^[6]. There are many named forms selected for their ornamental value^[4]. The cultivar 'Bradford' is resistant to fireblight^[7]. Resists fireblight, collar rot, root aphis, pear psylla and root lesion nematodes^[6].

Trees have a short dormancy period and lose their leaves late in the season^[6].

Crops

Problems, pests & diseases

Associations & Interactions

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Polycultures & Guilds

There are no polycultures listed which include Pyrus calleryana.

Descendants

Cultivars

Varieties

None listed.

Subspecies

None listed.

Full Data

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References

? ^1.0^1.1 Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing (1976-00-00)
? ^2.0^2.1 Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books ISBN 3874292169 (1984-00-00)
? ^3.0^3.1^3.2^3.3 Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 (1990-00-00)
? ^4.0^4.1^4.2^4.3^4.4^4.5^4.6^4.7^4.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)
? ^5.0^5.1^5.2^5.3 [Flora of China] (1994-00-00)
? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3^6.4^6.5 Natural Food Institute, Wonder Crops. 1987. ()
? Brickell. C. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-86318-386-7 (1990-00-00)
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[PFAFimport-105-1] ? ^1.0^1.1 Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing (1976-00-00)

[PFAFimport-177-2] ? ^2.0^2.1 Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books ISBN 3874292169 (1984-00-00)

[PFAFimport-183-3] ? ^3.0^3.1^3.2^3.3 Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications ISBN 0-9628087-0-9 (1990-00-00)

[PFAFimport-200-4] ? ^4.0^4.1^4.2^4.3^4.4^4.5^4.6^4.7^4.8 Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press ISBN 0-333-47494-5 (1992-00-00)

[PFAFimport-266-5] ? ^5.0^5.1^5.2^5.3 [Flora of China] (1994-00-00)

[PFAFimport-160-6] ? ^6.0^6.1^6.2^6.3^6.4^6.5 Natural Food Institute, Wonder Crops. 1987. ()

[PFAFimport-188-7] ? Brickell. C. The RHS Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-86318-386-7 (1990-00-00)

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Belongs to family	Rosaceae +
Belongs to genus	Pyrus +
Functions as	Rootstock +
Has common name	Callery Pear +
Has drought tolerance	Tolerant +
Has edible part	Fruit +
Has edible use	Unknown use +
Has environmental tolerance	Drought +
Has fertility type	Insects +
Has flowers of type	Hermaphrodite +
Has hardiness zone	5 +
Has image	Pyrus calleryana callery pear blossom.jpg +
Has lifecycle type	Perennial +
Has material part	Unknown part +
Has material use	Wood +
Has mature height	15 +
Has mature width	15 +
Has primary image	Pyrus calleryana callery pear blossom.jpg +
Has search name	pyrus calleryana + and x +
Has shade tolerance	Light shade +
Has soil ph preference	Very acid +, Acid +, Neutral + and Alkaline +
Has soil teclayture preference	Clay +
Has soil teheavy clayture preference	Heavy clay +
Has soil teloamyture preference	Loamy +
Has soil tesandyture preference	Sandy +
Has soil water retention preference	Well drained +
Has sun preference	Full sun +
Has taxonomy name	Pyrus calleryana +
Has water requirements	moderate +
Inhabits ecosystem niche	Canopy + and Secondary canopy +
Is deciduous or evergreen	Deciduous +
Is herbaceous or woody	Woody +
Is taxonomy type	Species +
Tolerates nutritionally poor soil	No +
Uses mature size measurement unit	Meters +