Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Tree
Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Eastern Asia
Types
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Pyrus calleryana
Number of Varieties
16
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet ground, Wet lands
Rural areas, Suburban areas, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
8-3
Sunset Zone
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,000.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
76.00 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Red, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Dry, Sandy
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
-
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Tree trunks
Stem
Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PINUS rigida
PYRUS calleryana
Common Name
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
Callery Pear
In Hindi
सनोबर
Callery नाशपाती
In German
Pitch pine
Callery Pear
In French
pitch pine
Callery pear
In Spanish
pino
Callery Pear
In Greek
πίσσα πεύκο
Callery Αχλάδι
In Portuguese
resina de pinheiro
Callery Pear
In Polish
Pitch sosny
Callery Gruszka
In Latin
pice pinus
Callery Pirum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pinophyta
Tracheobionta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Rosales
Family
Pinaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Pinus
Pyrus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
11522
1
27800
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