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Pyrus fauriei Westwood ('Korean Sun™')

Korean Sun™ Pear

A compact, rounded tree with fine-textured, dark green foliage and a white spring flower. Fall colour is a pleasant mix of orange to red shades.

  • »  It has a broad, rounded to oval crown
  • »  Horizontally ascending branches
  • »  A profusion of single white flowers
  • »  Oval, glossy, dark green leaves in the summer
  • »  Foliage is a pleasant mix of reds and oranges in the fall
  • »  Bloom Time: Early spring

10gal
$279.00
  • Category:Trees
  • Hardiness Zone:4
  • Height:4-4 m
  • Spread:4-5 m
  • Bloom Color: White
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Slow
Attributes
• Deciduous
• Fall Color
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Early Spring
Habit
• Compact
• Rounded
Foliage Color
• Green
• Orange
• Red
Landscape uses
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Pyrus fauriei 'Westwood'

'Korean Sun' has a smaller mature size than the species, making it a suitable option where space is an issue. 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, park or streetscape.