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	Pear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pears are trees of the genus Pyrus and the juicy fruit of that tree, edible in some species.
		Pear wood is one of the preferred materials in the manufacture of high-quality woodwind instruments and furniture.
		Consuming unripe pears are said to have a laxative effect while ripe pears are reputed to be a diuretic and a sedative.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pear (509 words)

	Callery Pear - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) is a species of pear native to China.
		It is a deciduous tree growing to 15-20 m tall, with a conic to rounded crown, and often thorny branches.
		These weak crotches make the Bradford Pear very susceptible to storm damage where snowfall is heavy or when ice storms occur, or during the high winds of severe thunderstorms.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bradford_pear (509 words)

	The Pros & Cons of Bradford Pears
		Bradford pears are a variety of a pear native to Korea and China, Pyrus calleryana, which was first introduced to Western horticulture in 1908.
		The angle of the Bradford's branches is generally too narrow, and as the tightly-crowded branches grow in girth, the tree begins to push itself apart.
		Flowering crab apples are spectacular in bloom, although a few weeks later than the Bradford pear, and have the added advantage (or disadvantage, depending on your viewpoint) of bearing colorful fruit, which can be ornamental in its own right, and which can provide food for wildlife during the winter.
	www.emmitsburg.net /gardens/articles/frederick/2002/bradford_pears.htm (688 words)

	Floridata: Pyrus calleryana
		It's like having two landscape trees in one: Callery pear is a spectacularly showy tree in spring when it is covered with clusters of white flowers and again in fall when its leaves turn bright yellow, mahogany and red.
		This is a pear tree grown for its flowers and fall foliage, and not for an edible fruit.
		The several cultivars of Callery pear are used as urban and street trees and planted extensively along driveways, parking lots and in suburban yards.
	www.floridata.com /ref/P/pyru_cal.cfm (710 words)

	winemaking: Bradford pear wine
		The Bradford pear, Pyrus calleryana "Bradford", is an ornamental variety of the Callery pear, as is the "Kieffer" variety.
		The Bradford also suffers from a weak branch structure, and the upreaching branches tend to split away from the trunk in advanced years if debris is allowed to accumulate and rot in the joints.
		Because of its hardness, it is not as juicy a pear as the Bartlett, but it does resist fire blight fairly well, and that makes it attractive to grow in a state where fire blight can be a problem.
	winemaking.jackkeller.net /bradford.asp (580 words)

	Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas: Bradford Pear
		Bradford pear is a cultivar of the Callery pear that is widely used to landscape residential developments, parking lots and roadsides.
		The original 'Bradford' cultivar was introduced to Maryland in the early 1900s and had sterile fruits.
		Bradford pear has escaped plantings and is invading natural habitats in the eastern United States.
	www.nps.gov /plants/alien/pubs/midatlantic/pyca.htm (350 words)

	Bradford pear, Pyrus calleryana Bradford (Rosales: Rosaceae) @ Forestry Images
		Magnoliopsida > Rosales > Rosaceae > Pyrus calleryana Bradford Dcne.
		Bradford pear is an ornamental deciduous tree with some non-sterile cultivars that have escaped and are invading natural areas throughout the eastern United States.
		The “Bradford” variety of pear, which produced sterile fruits, has been widely planted throughout America since the early 1900s, but recent cultivars, bred to reduce the tendency of the tree to split in snow or high winds, have produced viable seeds and escaped to invade disturbed areas.
	www.forestryimages.org /browse/subimages.cfm?SUB=10957 (216 words)

	common pear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The tree we photographed (a Bradford hybrid) was bred for its flowers, and as a result it doesn’t have any fruit but the common pear does.
		The inside of the pear is a thick, juicy, edible pulp surrounding a star-shaped gritty core.
		Many Bradford pears produce small oval pears (about 1.5 cm) that are golden-brown colored with darker spots; however, it was engineered as an ornamental tree for its long-lasting white flowers.
	www.uni.uiuc.edu /~rirfan/CommonPear.htm (388 words)

	Bradford Pear
		Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’) is a beautiful spring-flowering tree that has gained popularity in the past 20 years and is frequently seen in nearly every city within its growing range.
		The species is a native of China; the cultivar ‘Bradford’ is adapted to the entire state of South Carolina.
		The Bradford pear may be grown as a specimen, screen or street tree.
	hgic.clemson.edu /factsheets/HGIC1006.htm (615 words)

	Bradford Pear Tree: Pyrus calleryana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Bradford pear was named for a Roman Catholic missionary and collector J.M.M. Callery.
		It is a deciduous tree that is native to China, but is used in the US for ornamentation (for its beautiful spring flowers), shade, fruit and foliage.
		This pear tree grows between 25-30 feet in width and 40-50 feet in height and does best in full sunlight and neutral, well-drained soils.
	faculty.ncwc.edu /ekosal/arboretum/bradford_pear.htm (179 words)

	Bradford Flowering Pear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Bradford Flowernig Pear, Pyrus calleryana, 'Bradford', is an extremely popular, vigorous growing, medium size, shade tree with outstanding clusters of white blooms in spring and very attractive terrific yellow to red to purple foliage color in fall.
		A great benefit of the Bradford is that it is a rapid grower, achieving a 12 to 15 feet increase in height over an 8- to 10-year period.
		Bradford Pear trees are shallow-rooted and will tolerate most soil types.
	www.botany.com /STORE/product.php?prod_id=453527603 (99 words)

	Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford': 'Bradford' Callery Pear
		`Bradford' is the original introduction of Callery Pear and has an inferior branching habit when compared to other cultivars which have since been developed.
		Callery Pear trees are shallow-rooted and will tolerate most soil types including clay and alkaline, are pest- and pollution-resistant, and tolerate soil compaction, drought and wet soil well.
		Unfortunately, as `Bradford' and some of the other cultivars approach 20 years old, they begin to fall apart in ice and snow storms due to inferior, tight branch structure.
	edis.ifas.ufl.edu /ST537 (840 words)

	Bradford Pear - Pruning
		Bradford pears are a victim of their own vigorous growth.
		Ignore the shrieks from your spouse and the jibes from your neighbors.
		The clouds of white blossoms that grace your Bradford pear may be slightly diminished the season after pruning but in succeeding years the blossoms will return in full force.
	www.walterreeves.com /landscaping/article.phtml?cat=18&id=67 (896 words)

	Choose Alternative to Bradford Pear Trees, Experts Advice
		If you insist on buying Bradford pear trees, you can minimize the risk of your trees eventually collapsing by picking trees with a strong single leader and eliminating branches that intersect with the trunk at sharp angles.
		Bradford pear trees first gained a toehold in the American horticultural scene in the 1950s, when researchers with the Agriculture Research Service in Glenn Dale, Maryland, noticed an especially promising tree grown from seed collected in China more than a half-century earlier.
		Last February, however, Bradford pears trees were removed from the parking lot of the U.S. National Arboretum after being displayed for decades – a telltale sign of the trees declining popularity among horticultural experts.
	www.aces.edu /dept/extcomm/newspaper/may10b01.html (492 words)

	John Shelley's Advertising
		Bradford Pears are very fast growers, nice flowering in the Spring, but when they reach 13-15 years old, they will fall apart, sooner rather than later.
		The Bradford's wood is so brittle from growing so fast, a snow or ice storm will collapse the tree and bingo, firewood.
		The other main problem is the whorl, or where the large branches emanate from is a central point that weakens as the trees grow large, occasionally up to 35-50ft.
	www.gdnctr.com /bradford.htm (739 words)

	Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' - Ornamental Pear
		The Ornamental Pear is a deciduous narrow conical tree growing broader with age, thornless and produces no edible fruit.
		The Bradford Pear grows in a classic "lollipop fashion" making it a popular choice for some landscape plantings.
		Ornamental Pear leaves are slightly scalloped or toothed with a glossy, dark green color which turns to a more gold-orange or red-mahogany in late autumn.
	www.magnoliagardensnursery.com /productdescrip/Pyrus_Bradford.html (180 words)

	Pear
		Bradford Pear grows from 6-8' to about 20' tall in eight years, eventually reaching 30-50' with a conical spread of 15-30'.
		The Bradford is less susceptible to fire blight than most pears.
		The Chanticleer is very similar to Bradford and matures at about 30' with a spread of 15'.
	www.woodlandnurseries.com /pear.htm (89 words)

	California Gardens - Pyrus calleryana - Bradford Pear
		Bradford Pears were once thought to be the perfect street tree.
		The Bradford Pears grows branches in a very tight knot when they have been tip pruned.
		High resolution images of Pyrus calleryana, Bradford Pear are available.
	www.californiagardens.com /Plant_Pages/pyrus_calleryana.htm (203 words)

	BRADFORD CALLERY PEAR (PYRUS CALLERYANA ‘BRADFORD’): IS IT REALLY STERILE? - Daily Plant Newsletter
		There is also a story, believed by many landscape architects, that the Callery pear does not produce viable fruit—in other words, that it is sterile.
		In fall, the fruit is particularly noticeable as it falls upon the vehicles of those who driveor park along pear trees-lined neighborhood streets.
		As more land is covered with roads, houses, fill soils and commercial buildings, Callery pears and other exotic plants are escaping from cultivation and slowly crowding out native trees, herbs and grasses in New York City’s parks.
	www.nycgovparks.org /sub_newsroom/daily_plants/daily_plant_main.php?id=19331 (401 words)

	Bradford Pear
		Bradford Pear, Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' is one of the most popular trees in America.
		The Bradford pear treats us with a continuous parade of spectacular color throughout the growing season.
		Starting in the early spring with a mass of delicate snowy white blossoms, then the spring and summer bring the glossy dark green foliage.
	www.bradfordpear.com (110 words)

	Bradford Pear Damaged by Storm - Plant and Pest Diagnostic Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
		Answer 1: The splitting of the Bradford pear is a very common problem.
		Answer 2: Bradford pears are extremely brittle in an ice or snow storm and I suspect the folks in Nebraska will observe this following their recent experience.
		I have observed this problem across the country and no longer recommend the bradford pear as a tree suitable for the Midwest.
	www.ppdl.purdue.edu /ppdl/expert/Bradford_Pear_Damaged.html (639 words)

	Bradford Pears, No Takers - Wildlife Garden Forum - GardenWeb
		I would love to see some of these Bradford Pears around town replaced (the ones that are spindly and broken branches) with some hawthorn, native cherries, Serviceberry or native plums but it just isn't going to happen.
		You know, I was thinking that I had remembered the Bradford Pears having no fruit in years previous but I thought either I had not noticed it or they just don't fruit well every year (sort of like my cherry tree).
		I don't hate Bradford pears personally, after all the trees can't help it, but there are SO many better choices, both for wildlife and durability.
	forums.gardenweb.com /forums/load/wildlife/msg11143226929.html (5245 words)

	Monrovia - BRADFORD FLOWERING PEAR
		The pears are grouped into a genus with about 20 species classified in the Rosaceae family.
		This one, dubbed ‘Bradford’ was named in honor of F. Bradford, former direction of the station.
		It has remained the leading ornamental pear today proving more fire blight resistant than problematic Japanese evergreen pear, P. kawakamii.
	www.monrovia.com /plantinf.nsf/0/2C544C6B937EC67D8825684D0072246F (356 words)

	Pear Tree
		A flowering pear tree can add beauty and value to your home.
		This popular cultivar of Callery Pear has been widely planted for its uniform, oval shape and beautiful (though foul-smelling) white spring flowers.
		Use this guide to check the shape and color as well as the season for the most available pear varieties.
	www.bhg.com /home/Pear-Tree.html (183 words)

	Arbor Day :: View topic - bradford pear trees - diseased?
		They have been doing well up until this last summer and I noticed that suddenly their outer limbs began to droop and the leaves were withered.
		Bradford pears are pretty tough and I can't imagine a bit of hard clay would slow them down any.
		We have had a sprinkler system for about 3 years so they've been getting plenty of water and the juniper planted around one as well as the perennials I've planted around the other are doing fine.
	forums.arborday.org /forum/viewtopic.php?t=247 (625 words)

	Bradford Flowering Pear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Here's an interesting shot of the Bradford flowering pear tree, taken Feb 25th.
		The next picture shows the pear tree well after the bloom.
		Of course this will be impossible, but maybe if their voices are in the distance, I can just imagine that I have a huge estate, and they are 'the help'.
	groups.ucanr.org /yardtour/Botany_101/Bradford_Flowering_Pear.htm (206 words)

	New Bradford Pear ~ Allisonville Nursery, Inc.
		The 'New Bradford' pear has a much better branching habit that makes it more resistant to wind damage.
		This flowering pear is covered in a profusion of white blossoms in the spring.
		'New Bradford' pear will achieve a height of 35' and width of 30' and grows best in a sunny well-drained site.
	www.allisonvillenursery.com /PearBardfordNw.htm (85 words)

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