Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana)
| These trees have been extremely popular and widely planted over the last 20 years. Callery pears are known for their picture-perfect shape, reliable show of white flowers in spring, good fall color, and their ability to survive well in tough urban conditions. Would you ever have thought that a tree could come into "fashion" or fall out, just like hairstyles and clothing? People who study trees tend to discredit these trees, despite their obvious merits, because they tend to break branches easily and they are grossly over-planted. | |