| Description | Pyrus calleryana
Bradford Ornamental Pear, a fast growing – thick and glossy, dark green, heart shaped leaves. Autumn colours are reds, oranges, purples and yellows. Clusters of small white flowers in early spring. Suitable as a feature tree.
Pyramid in shape – becomes broad with age.
Growth in Melbourne, Victoria – Height: 6 Meters Width: 6 Meters
100 litre bag - approx 2.5m tall (Please call to confirm height, as heights change often throughout the seasons.) | Callistemon viminalis
Little John Callistemons have compact blue-green foliage and form a dense bush, making them a popular variety of callistemon. Their deep red bottlebrush flowers apprear from from spring through to autumn, and like all callistemons are bird attracting. Little John Callistemons make good low screening plants or feature shrubs in the garden. | |
| Content | Ornamental pear trees are fast growing, tolerant of most soil types, including heavy and poor soils, and best of all they come in a range of shapes and sizes to suit your landscaping requirements.
Check out our Ornamental Pear Tree Factsheet for more info. | | |
| Additional information |
| botanical name |
Pyrus calleryana "Bradford"
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| height x width |
9m x 5m
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| features |
Attractive shiny foliage that turns spectacular colors of orange-red, reddish-purple and yellow red and says on the tree well into the end of autumn, masses of white flowers are borne in spring
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| conditions |
Very hardy, prefers full sun in well drained soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, avenue, street tree, small and medium gardens, can be trimmed or espaliered
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| botanical name |
Callistemon viminalis “Little John”
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| height x width |
60-90cm x 1m
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade, prefers well drained soil but will tolerate wet soils
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| landscape use |
Specimen, mixed shrub bed, general garden planting
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