Callery pear mutation
clarkinks
9 years ago
A friend mentioned a location with wild pears on his property and asked me to hike out there and determine what they were. The pears were as expected callery pears but that was when the surprises started. Typically the species has pea sized fruit and in some locations (not Kansas ) they become invasive. These trees for the most part were typical callery pears except for one tree which is shown in this photo. What are your thoughts on this? Have you seen one with larger fruit?
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Comments (8)Yea that smell is plenty bad. Here is something else I noticed. The newest McMansions which are spaced out with identical roofs in one of the most expensive looking gated communities and which is still growing as new houses are added has Callery Pears neatly spaced perfectly along every single street and lined up all along the outer edge of the wall that surrounds the G. C.. On the inner streets are lines of them perfectly spaced, its as if the whole place is done up in them. The only other trees you see are pines. Visually you see this landscaped version and right next to it in the wild part is a thicker than what you would think possible Callery forest, its like a story unfolding showing a timeline of events. Unbelievable. I checked our states list and Callery Pear is on the invasive list but not the banned list. Purple loosestrife is on the banned list, illegal to grow or sell here....See MoreDo all pear tree blooms have an off putting smell or just the Callery?
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Comments (6)The section with the squirrel has a bark ridge and is therefore probably more secure than the two main trunks in the center that appear to have included bark, making it likely that the tree is going to split down the middle at some point in time. Esp. since Callery pear cultivars often break up after awhile anyway. This, to me, is the main practical issue here - there is a perhaps strong possibility of the tree falling open and smashing the fence. Otherwise cutting the lowest large branches off is not going to remove the shadow produced by the rest of the crown above the point where these were. As long as the bottom of the crown doesn't start resting on the fence, there seems to be no point in trying to limb it up. Except for the threat of total tree failure being something you might want to address with the owner it seems to me all you have to do is plant shade plants in the very small part of your otherwise apparently pretty wide open yard that the tree overhangs....See More
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