Cleveland Select Flowering Pear

Pyrus calleryana 'Cleveland Select'

Pronunciation: PY-rus kal-er-ee-AY-na
SKU #06908
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A distinctive columnar form makes this a great choice for street or yard planting. Showy clusters of gleaming white blooms in early spring. Dark green summer foliage turns a brilliant purplish red-orange in fall. Deciduous.
LIGHT: Full sun
WATER: Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry.
SIZE: Moderate growing; reaches 40 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide.

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Bloom TimeEarly spring
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fall Color
Problems/SolutionsVery Wet Areas
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitPyramidal
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Design IdeasBecause this Flowering Pear grows up more than it grows out, it works well in narrow spots or as a street tree. Its white spring flowers and warm fall hues make it a fine specimen. Also beautiful planted in a row.
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorDark Green
Companion PlantsShrub Rose (Rosa); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Bee Balm (Monarda); Lavender (Lavandula)
Care InstructionsHighly adaptable but best in enriched, well-drained loamy soil with consistent moisture. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Details
Bloom TimeEarly spring
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fall Color
Problems/SolutionsVery Wet Areas
Growth RateModerate
Growth HabitPyramidal
Flower AttributesShowy Flowers
Style
Design IdeasBecause this Flowering Pear grows up more than it grows out, it works well in narrow spots or as a street tree. Its white spring flowers and warm fall hues make it a fine specimen. Also beautiful planted in a row.
Flower ColorWhite
Foliage ColorDark Green
Companion PlantsShrub Rose (Rosa); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Bee Balm (Monarda); Lavender (Lavandula)
Care
Care InstructionsHighly adaptable but best in enriched, well-drained loamy soil with consistent moisture. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system; once established, reduce frequency. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.