Callery pear

Pyrus calleryana

Summary 6

Pyrus calleryana, the Callery pear, is a species of pear native to China and Vietnam, in the family Rosaceae. It is a deciduous tree growing to 5 to 8 m (16 to 26 ft) tall, often with a conic to rounded crown. The leaves are oval, 4 to 8 cm (1.6 to 3.1 in) long, glossy dark green above, and slightly paler below. The white, five-petaled flowers are about 2 to 2.5 cm (0.79 to 0.98 in) in diameter. They are produced...

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  2. (c) 2012 Gary A. Monroe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=407345&one=T
  3. (c) MOHAMMED HAMZA, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A1-2-Pyrus_calleryana_(Callery_Pear).JPG
  4. (c) Benjamin Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bradford_Pear_(Pyrus_calleryana)_(13921994605).jpg
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