Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Fruit
Origin
Australia
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia
Bartlett pear itself is a type of pear
Number of Varieties
21
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40000
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Habitat
open forests
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-5
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Habit
Oval/Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
530.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
530.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Yellow, Rose
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering
Prune prior to new growth, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red spider mite
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Bone strength, Immunity, Increase fiber amount
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a dye
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
Acacia retinodes
PYRUS communis 'Bartlett' ('Williams Bon Chretien')
Common Name
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle
Bartlett Pear, Pear
In Hindi
Silver Wattle
बार्टलेट नाशपाती
In German
Silver Wattle
Bartlett-Birne
In French
Mimosa d'été
Poire Bartlett
In Spanish
acacia amarilla
Bartlett Pear
In Greek
ασήμι μιμόζα
Bartlett Pear
In Portuguese
Acacia retinodes
Bartlett Pear
In Polish
Silver Wattle
Bartlett Pear
In Latin
Silver Wattle
bartlett pirum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Fabales
Rosales
Family
Fabaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Acacia
Pyrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Maleae
Subfamily
-
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
95019
1
27800
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