Flowering Pear, Callery Pear 'Bradford' (Pyrus calleryana)
Photographed in north central Texas in mid March
Atlanta trees are full bloom now - here's a tiny blossom.
Bloom cluster on mature tree
Bark of tree (probably 6-8 years old; note the holes from insect damage)
Leaf detail
Bradford Pear seeds
Fall foliage of the Bradford Pear, early November, West KY, USA
The ornamental,inedible 'pears'. They are the size of marbles.
The new Spring buds have already formed by November. West KY, USA
Autumn foliage of Bradford Pear, mid November, West KY
Same tree, mid December, West KY
Close up of fall color, Charleston, SC (here, most trees turn a dull brown in fall)
I even find beauty in the colorful fallen leaves.(Here colorful fall leaves are rare.)
Flowering Bradford Pear; Montgomery County, PA
Pyrus calleryana "Bradford'
Pyrus calleryana "Bradford'
Pyrus calleryana "Bradford'
Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford')
Bradford Pear leaves and fruit past season, leaves were still hanging on in January
Like so many ill-reputed plants, this one is not bad at all in my climate. A regal old specimen next to the 3-story Library on the Mesa State College Campus in Grand Junction, CO.
much neater after a good pruning
bradford pear tree, down on a fence (still another limb behind photographer...) so it goes
bradford pear, cut for hauling away. sorry about the fence, Sir "Diamond" Jim...
Varegated autumn leaves
Mostly yellow leaf
Tri-colored leaf
Solid colored beauty
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Flowering Pear, Callery Pear
Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'
| Type: | Trees |
| Height: | over 40 ft. (12 m) |
| Conditions: | Zone 5-9, Full Sun |