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Pyrus calleryana Aristocrat
Aristocrat Ornamental Pear
This tree has waxy, wavy-cupped, green leaves which turn a brilliant purple-red colour in the fall. Useful for specimen or street plantings, it is disease and insect resistant and displays numerous, single, white flowers. Upright in shape, it has a rounded, oval crown.
- » Upright, rounded, oval crown with spreading branches
- » A profusion of single white flowers
- » Glossy dark green pointed-oval summer leaves slowly turn reddish-purple to bronze-red in late fall
- » Bloom Time: Early spring
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Flowering Time
| • | Early Spring |
Landscape uses
| • | Specimen |
Planting instructions
| • | Container Plants |
Additional Information about Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'
Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat' produces sterile fruits because they do not self-pollinate. However, in the presence of other compatible Pyrus varieties, they can produce viable seed which is easily distributed by birds. Thus they can squeeze out native flora and reduce biodiversity. Unfortunately, P. fauriei cvs. fit into that category.
Consider other spring-flowering trees: Amelanchier spp, Cercis canadensis, Viburnum lentago, Cornus racemosa.
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'
Pyrus is a great specimen, known for its blanket of flowers in early spring and its slow, long-lasting, showy fall colour. It makes an ideal shade tree that will highlight any lawn or park. Aristocrat is a wider-growing cultivar than other pyrus.