Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Asia
North America, United States, Western United States, Northwestern United States, California, Canada
Types
Pyrus calleryana
mexicana , white spruce
Number of Varieties
62
0
40000
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Habitat
Rural areas, Suburban areas, Urban areas
Alpine Meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
7-1
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Pyramidal
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Blue Green, Steel Blue
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
reseeds, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Needs watering once a week, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Remove hanging branches
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Needle rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Light Frost
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Asthma
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Stem
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in Furniture
guitar making, Used as Christmas Tree
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
PYRUS calleryana
PICEA engelmannii
Common Name
Callery Pear
mountain spruce
In Hindi
Callery नाशपाती
Engelmann spruce
In German
Callery Pear
Engelmann spruce
In French
Callery pear
Engelmann spruce
In Spanish
Callery Pear
Engelmann spruce
In Greek
Callery Αχλάδι
Engelmann spruce
In Portuguese
Callery Pear
Engelmann spruce
In Polish
Callery Gruszka
Engelmann spruce
In Latin
Callery Pirum
Engelmann spruce
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Rosales
Pinales
Family
Rosaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Pyrus
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
222
1
27800
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