Pyrus nivalis Pear Find a stockist Contact The Tree Shop Back To List Description: A small, classic, silver leaved tree with stout ascending branches and abundant pure white flowers in April. Yellowish green fruits follow in late summer, becoming sweet when over-ripe. History: Native to southern Europe, and introduced in 1800. Pyrus Growing Tips: Suitable for most soils, tolerant of drought and very hardy, prefers full sun. Ideal for screening and roadside planting. Height and Spread (after 10 years): 4m x 3m Attributes Flowering month: April Deciduous Leaf colour: Silver / GreenS Size: Small Can be hard pruned Drought tolerant Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Pyrus pashia Pear Compact, finely toothed leaves. Attractive white flowers with red anthers, small pear-like fruit. Full Details Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Pear Glossy leaves turn purple and claret in autumn following showy white flowers. Height after 10 years up to 5m. Full Details Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’ Pear Silver, willow like leaves on elegant weeping branches. Height and spread after 10 years 3m x 3m. Full Details Pyrus communis Pear Ancestor of the fruiting pear. White blossom in spring, followed by small, edible fruit. Leaves turn gold and orange in autumn. Full Details
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