Pyrus nivalis Pyrus Back To List Pyrus 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 Drought tolerant Flowering month: April Leaf colour: Silver / GreenS Size: Small Can be hard pruned Back To List Find a local stockist by selecting your county: Select a CountyAberdeenshireAngusArgyllshireAvonAyrshireBedfordshireBerkshireBristolBuckinghamshireCambridgeshireCardiffCarmarthenshireCeredigionChannel IslandsCheshireClwydCo. AntrimCo. DownCo. WestmeathConwyCornwallCumbriaDenbighshireDerbyshireDevonDorsetDublinDumfriesshireDunbartonshireDurhamEast LothianEast SussexEssexFifeGlamorganGloucestershireGwentGwyneddHampshireHerefordshireHertfordshireHumbersideInverness-shireIsle of ManKentLanarkshireLancashireLeicestershireLincolnshireLondonLondonderryManchesterMerionethMerseysideMid GlamorganMiddlesexMidlothianMonmouthshireMontgomeryshireMorayshireNorfolkNorth YorkshireNorthamptonshireNorthumberlandNottinghamshireOxfordshirePembrokeshirePerthshirePowysRenfrewshireRoxburghshireRutlandShropshireSomersetSouth YorkshireStaffordshireStirlingshireSuffolkSurreyTaysideTyne and WearWarwickshireWest GlamorganWest LothianWest MidlandsWest SussexWest YorkshireWigtownshireWiltshireWorcestershireYorkshire Search Discover these similar varieties… Pyrus elaeagnifolia ‘Silver Sails’ Pyrus Excellent silver foilage tree, good flowering form. A thornless form of Pyrus ‘Kotschyana’. Full Details Pyrus pashia Pyrus Compact, finely toothed leaves. Attractive white flowers with red anthers, small pear-like fruit. Full Details Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’ Pyrus Silver willow like leaves on elegant weeping branches. Height and spread after 10 years 3m x 3m. Full Details Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’ Pyrus Glossy leaves turn purple and claret in autumn following showy white flowers. Height after 10 years up to 5m. Full Details
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