Capital Pear – Pyrus calleryana ‘Capital’
This selection produces white flowers in spring, but unlike the Bradford Pear, its growth is columnar
and it lacks the spectacular reddish-purple fall color. It is recommended that we plant no more
Callery pear tree cultivars because they are hybridizing with each other and producing a wild
population of hybrid pear trees that are invading our woodlands.
Adopted in Honor of John H. Clay, B.S. '73
