Cleveland Select Flowering Pear
Pyrus calleryana 'Cleveland Select'
Pronunciation: PY-rus kal-er-ee-AY-na
SKU #06908
| Description | 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. |
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| Light | Full sun |
| Watering | Water when top 2 inches of soil is dry. |
| Blooms | Early spring |
| Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 40 ft. tall, 15 to 20 ft. wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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| Special Features | Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care, Fall Color |
| Problems/Solutions | Very Wet Areas |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Growth Habit | Pyramidal |
| Flower Attributes | Showy Flowers |
| Design Ideas | Because 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. |
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| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Companion Plants | Shrub Rose (Rosa); Butterfly Bush (Buddleja); Daylily (Hemerocallis); Bee Balm (Monarda); Lavender (Lavandula) |
| Care | Highly 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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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-8
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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.