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FOUR REASONS CALLERY PEARS ARE We are begging you to stop THE WORST TREES planting these! THORNS! Cutting them down doesn't kill them. Callery pears are very hard to control. If you cut the stem back at ground level, it will still grow from the root, so all you've done is cut the plant back, not kill it. They can develop GIANT spikey thorns. Seedlings can have significant thorns, almost like a honey locust, which makes them very hard to remove. The thorns will even pop tires! They split, posing danger to surrounding buildings and the landscape. fast The trees grow very and tend to have very upright branches prone to 'inclusion' that can cause the tree to split. They spread easily, causing biodiversity loss. Ornamental plantings of Bradford pear often produce fertile seeds that are readily spread by birds. There are now some roadside areas that are 100% Callery pear. WHAT ARE CALLERY PEAR TREES? Pyrus calleryana, or Callery pear, is a species of pear native to parts of Asia. Popular cultivars of the Callery pear, such as the 'Bradford' pear, have been widely used as ornamental landscape trees since the 1970s. A FEW ALTERNATIVES: Japanese tree lilac, Syringa reticulata Tatarian maple, Acer tataricum Amur maackia, Maackia amurensis Adirondack crabapple, Malus 'Adirondack' Flowering dogwood, Cornus florida Serviceberry, Amelanchier spp. Green hawthorn, Crataegus viridis Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana White fringe tree, Chionanthus virginicus FOR MORE INFORMATION: resources.ext.vt.edu CC Virginia Cooperative Extension Virginia Tech Virginia State University www.ext.vt.edu RGINIA C COOPERATIVE MASTER EXTENSION GARDENERS Virginia Cooperative Extension programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic informa- tion, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; M. Ray McKinnie, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State University, Petersburg.

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