Native: China
Tree Characteristics
- Shape: Oval
- Foliage: Deciduous, Ovate, Glossy Dark Green, Red or Purple
- Height: 50 feet.
- Width: 35 feet.
- Flowers: Showy. Fragrant White. Flowers in spring or winter.
- Fruit: Few to Fruitless, Brown or Mostly Green Pome, Small (0.25 - 0.50 inches), fruiting in summer.
- Bark: Dark Brown or Light Green, Blocky or Furrowed.
- Shading Capacity: Moderately Dense in Leaf, Moderately Dense out of Leaf.
- Litter Issue: Dry Fruit.
Tree Site Conditions & Constraints
- Zones: Sunset 2 - 9 and 14 – 21, USDA Hardiness 5 - 8
- Exposure: Full Sun.
Pests & Disease Information
- Resistant: Fair Resistance to Fire Blight, Oak Root Fungus and Verticillium.
- Susceptible: Thrip and White Flyr, Sooty Mold.
Health, Safety & Environmental Concerns
- Branch Strength: Medium.
- Root Damage Potential: Moderate.
- Health Hazard: Allergy
- Biogenic Emissions: Low.
- Attracts: Birds.
Source:
SelecTree. "Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' Tree Record." 1995-2018. Feb 22, 2018. < https://selectree.calpoly.edu/tree-detail/pyrus-calleryana-bradford >
The Editors of Sunset (2012) The New Sunset Western Garden Book New York, New York: Sunset Books Inc.
Updated: June 20, 2023