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Pyrus ussuriensis ‘MorDak’
Prairie Gem ® Pear
Zone: 3
Height: 25'
Spread: 25'
Shape: Rounded
Foliage: Dark green
Fall Color: Yellow
Flower: White
Oaks
This is the hardiest ornamental pear cultivar we
know of, having been developed at North Dakota
State University. Upright and oval when young, it
becomes rounded with age.
Pyrus calleryana ‘Redspire’
Redspire Pear
Zone: 5
Height: 35'
Spread: 25'
Shape: Pyramidal,
dense and
symmetrical
Foliage: Medium
green, glossy
Fall Color: Yellow
to red
Flower: Abundant,
white
A symmetrical shape and tight branching habit
gives this tree a formal appearance. A good
improvement over Bradford, as it stays smaller
and narrower.
Pyrus ‘Silver Ball’
Silver Ball Pear
Zone: 4
Height: 12'
Spread: 12'
Shape: Compact,
rounded dwarf
Foliage: Silver-gray
Fall Color: Yelloworange
Flower: Small, white
This compact dwarf pear features tiny silvery green
leaves that give it a fine textured appearance.
An introduction by Harold Pellett and the
Landscape Plant Development Center, it’s the
most dwarf pear we grow and has shown strong
fireblight resistance.
Pyrus calleryana ‘Trinity’
Trinity Pear
Zone: 5
Height: 30'
Spread: 25'
Shape: Broadly oval
to round
Foliage: Glossy
green
Fall Color: Orangered
Flower: White
This is a slightly smaller growing pear with a
tight, rounded form.
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