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Pyrus calleryana Capital

Capital Ornamental Pear

Possibly the narrowest of the ornamental pears with a slender, columnar crown and ascending branches. The profuse, white blooms highlight the emerging, dark green leaves which change to a reddish-purple colour in the fall.

  • »  Upright, narrow, columnar crown with ascending 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

15gal
$294.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:10-11 m
  • Spread:3-4 m
  • Bloom Color: White
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Attributes
• Fall Color
• Fruit
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Early Spring
Habit
• Columnar
• Pyramidal
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Bronze
• Green
• Purple
• Red
Landscape uses
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Pyrus calleryana 'Capital'

'Capital' is a narrower cultivar, useful when vertical space is a concern. Pyrus is a great specimen, known for its blanket of flowers in early spring and its slow, long-lasting, showy fall colour.