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Bradford Pear
Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’
Photo courtesy of Missouri Botanical Garden.
The Bradford pear is a beautiful spring-flowering tree that has gained popularity in the past 20 years and is frequently seen in nearly every city within its growing range. The species is a native of China; the cultivar ‘Bradford’ is adapted to the entire state of South Carolina.
MATURE HEIGHT/SPREAD
The Bradford pear grows 30 to 50 feet tall and 20 to 30 feet wide. It has a narrower and more erect canopy than the species.
GROWTH RATE
A rapid grower (12 to 15 feet increase in height over an 8- to 10-year period), it has a short to moderate life span (25 to 30 years).
ORNAMENTAL FEATURES
The most attractive feature of this thornless tree is the showy white flowers that appear in spring, usually before the leaves. These flowers, unfortunately, have an unpleasant fragrance. Small, round, brown fruit then appear, but are hidden by the leaves, and are unimportant as litter or landscape interest. In the fall the leaves turn mahogany-red and sometimes bright orange-red in late autumn.
LANDSCAPE USE
The Bradford pear may be grown as a specimen, screen or street tree. When considering this tree for use in a design, be mindful of its short-to-moderate life span, requiring replacement in about 25 years. It can be used in urban settings because of its tolerance to pollution.
The Bradford pear grows best in full sun but will tolerate part shade. It requires low-to-medium fertility. It tolerates most soil types and conditions, including occasional wet soils or drought.
Bradford Pear Trees... The trees are between 12" and 24" tall when shipped... And shipped Bare Root...
Shipping and planting times are winter and spring months. Please choose from following months: November thru April. But we will make exceptions with limited warranties due to heat during shipping.
And, any tree shipped during normal green and growth months ...which is May through October is going to arrive with brown, burned leaves. They will recover and go green again, but they are going to look dead on arrival.
PRICING AS FOLLOWS:
2 Bradford Pear Trees = $12.95 plus $9.50 s/h.
10 Bradford Pear Trees = $33.95 plus $12.50 s/h.
25 Bradford Pear Trees = $49.95 plus $20.00 s/h.
50 Bradford Pear Trees = $89.95 plus $25.00 s/h.
100 Bradford Pear Trees = $178.00 plus $32.50 s/h.
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