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