Pyrus calleryana

ClassificationDicots
FamilyRosaceae
Family (Traditional)Rosaceae
GenusPyrus
Species:Pyrus calleryana Decne.
Common NameCallery Pear; Bradford Pear
Growth Habittree
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Invasive Rank: TN-IPC Established Threat; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: Febuary; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: crenate; Leaflet Margins: crenulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Pome; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Hypanthium Present: Yes; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Number: 1; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 13+
C value N/A
StatusNot Native; Invasive; TN[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
Specimen(s) View and Download Specimen Details »

** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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  • Counties
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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Pyrus calleryana var. calleryana Pyrus calleryana var. calleryana Decne.
Pyrus calleryana var. dimorphophylla Pyrus calleryana var. dimorphophylla
Pyrus calleryana var. integrifolia Pyrus calleryana var. integrifolia T.T. Yu
Pyrus calleryana var. koehnei Pyrus calleryana var. koehnei (C.K. Schneid.) T.T. Yu
Pyrus calleryana var. lanceata Pyrus calleryana var. lanceata Rehder
Pyrus koehnei Pyrus koehnei C.K. Schneid.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Boone (KY), Boyle (KY), Bracken (KY), Bullitt (KY), Campbell (KY), Carroll (KY), Estill (KY), Fleming (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Hardin (KY), Harrison (KY), Hart (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Kenton (KY), Laurel (KY), Livingston (KY), Lyon (KY), Madison (KY), Mason (KY), Monroe (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nicholas (KY), Oldham (KY), Powell (KY), Robertson (KY), Shelby (KY), Simpson (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Whitley (KY), Blount (TN), Cannon (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Henderson (TN), Knox (TN), Lincoln (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Putnam (TN), Rhea (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Warren (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, KNK, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1975 - 2019

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100629615 Mason Kentucky 15 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24816
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629599 Harrison Kentucky 07 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24595
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629623 Nicholas Kentucky 13 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25117
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629573 Garrard Kentucky 21 Mar 2007 Doty M. Mason
4
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629581 Laurel Kentucky 06 Apr 2007 Garrett Stillings
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629557 Estill Kentucky 19 May 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10337
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629607 Jessamine Kentucky 07 Oct 1978 Johnnie B. Varner
11776
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629524 Kentucky Fred Beck
10
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629532 Bracken Kentucky 21 Jun 1999 Ross C. Clark
24884
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021071 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021075 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021078 Knox Tennessee
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021070 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021072 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021073 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021069 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021074 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021068 Madison Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021064 Boyle Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA021076 Monroe Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018461 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018462 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018469 Hardin Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018463 Muhlenberg Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018468 Hart Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018460 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018470 Bullitt Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018466 Boone Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018464 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018475 Simpson Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018471 Oldham Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018467 Kenton Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018472 Fulton Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018473 Livingston Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018465 Campbell Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
31973000018474 Warren Kentucky
KNK
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115565 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115577 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115582 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115579 DeKalb Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115569 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115563 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115568 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115573 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115566 Robertson Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115572 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0242093 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115562 Lincoln Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115581 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115564 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115567 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115571 Williamson Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115570 Warren Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115580 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115578 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115574 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115576 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0115575 Davidson Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
UCHT014939 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Pyrus calleryana
UCHT014937 Marion Tennessee
UCHT
Pyrus calleryana
UCHT014940 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Pyrus calleryana
UCHT014959 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Pyrus calleryana
UCHT014936 Davidson Tennessee
UCHT
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0099791 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0103193 Powell Kentucky
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0050165 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0054997 Davidson Tennessee
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0104929 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0111565 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0005112 Montgomery Tennessee 03 Oct 2012 Richard Hankenson
22
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0032259 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0071389 Warren Tennessee 05 Jul 2014 Mason Brock
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0069098 Trigg Kentucky 09 Mar 2017 Edward Chester
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0069099 Lyon Kentucky 18 Aug 2017 Edward Chester
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0059366 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0007082 Montgomery Tennessee 25 Apr 2010 Dawn York
31
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0052164 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0044152 Blount Tennessee
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0035540 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
APSC0041800 Marion Tennessee
APSC
Pyrus calleryana
HTTU027606 Rhea Tennessee 26 Mar 2016 Tricia Harbin, Austin Sisco
6
HTTU
Pyrus calleryana
HTTU031697 Fentress Tennessee
HTTU
Pyrus calleryana
HTTU027266 Putnam Tennessee 27 Mar 2016 Morgan Allen with Brittany Burke
3
HTTU
Pyrus calleryana
HTTU015168 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Pyrus calleryana
HTTU034236 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Pyrus calleryana
HTTU034299 Wilson Tennessee
HTTU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008240 Rutherford Tennessee 26 Nov 1992 Tom Klika
34
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008235 Davidson Tennessee 21 Sep 1999 Kim Martin
41
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008246 Wilson Tennessee 22 Sep 1995 Kim Wilkerson
23
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008239 Madison Tennessee 18 Nov 1994 Nancy Stewart
50
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008216 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Apr 2013 Nia Davis
19
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008238 Davidson Tennessee 14 Oct 1995 David Cook
18
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008330 Giles Tennessee 20 Oct 1998 Dwayne Estes
00/50
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008218 Franklin Tennessee 25 Sep 2008 Brian Huber
80
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008222 Rutherford Tennessee 03 Sep 1981 Pat Hayes
61
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008206 Rutherford Tennessee 15 Mar 1982 Don F. Brown
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008236 Cheatham Tennessee 16 Sep 1995 Jennifer Hutcherson
47
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008225 Davidson Tennessee 12 Nov 1990 Michael Berkley
42
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008220 Rutherford Tennessee 07 Apr 1980 Mary E. Reeder
39
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008221 Rutherford Tennessee 03 Sep 1981 Debbie Thibault
41
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008214 Davidson Tennessee 08 Apr 2008 Jeron Bradford
8
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008251 Davidson Tennessee 29 Sep 2002 Susi Turman
23
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008233 Hopkins Kentucky 26 Nov 1999 Sara Little
66
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008241 Rutherford Tennessee 22 Oct 1979 James Michael Ary
66
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008208 Rutherford Tennessee Steve Edwards
1
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU004460 Rutherford Tennessee 24 Mar 2008 Emily Burkey
1
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008219 Rutherford Tennessee 28 Nov 1979 Ann Arbuckle
80
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008229 Rutherford Tennessee 20 Nov 1992 Scott Joslin
46
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008327 Davidson Tennessee 07 Oct 1988 Guy Murphree
22
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008249 Robertson Tennessee 20 Mar 1986 Reagan Bristol
9
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008242 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Apr 2010 Krystal Richards
16
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008191 Williamson Tennessee 22 Mar 2005 Paige Barnett
7
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU024063 Rutherford Tennessee 25 Oct 2014 Cheryl-Ann Whitaker
24
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008223 Rutherford Tennessee 03 Sep 1981 Don F. Brown
63
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008230 Maury Tennessee 15 Mar 1997 Alana Colvett
20
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008226 Coffee Tennessee 01 Nov 1991 Chris Bumgarner
44
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008231 Rutherford Tennessee 10 Nov 1999 Mary Ann Landrum
46
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008232 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Nov 1998 Spence Dowlen
48
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008253 Coffee Tennessee 19 Oct 2003 Christopher G. Meyer
79
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008205 Rutherford Tennessee 01 Apr 1980 Wanda Cates
8
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008224 Rutherford Tennessee 23 Sep 1986 Scott Taylor
52
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008209 Rutherford Tennessee 24 Feb 1975 Kurt E. Blum
3982
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008234 Williamson Tennessee 12 Nov 1999 Scott Sumners
43
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008247 Davidson Tennessee 05 Sep 2001 Angela Cathey
371
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008210 Rutherford Tennessee 28 Mar 1980 Lance Askins
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008260 Rutherford Tennessee 02 Nov 2001 Jordan McConnell
20
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008252 Rutherford Tennessee 19 Oct 2003 Jeremy Spiess
25
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008245 Wilson Tennessee 09 Apr 2012 Nancy Duke
32
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008202 Rutherford Tennessee 22 Mar 1985 Pam Bohall
2
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008250 Rutherford Tennessee 31 Aug 2003 Rebecca McWhirter
13
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008217 Cannon Tennessee 29 Mar 2009 Rachel Sellers
3
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008201 Coffee Tennessee 20 Mar 1994 Charles Lawson
32
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008259 Rutherford Tennessee 06 Apr 1980 Lisa Lowe
34
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008204 Rutherford Tennessee 03 Sep 1981 Donna Otwell
1
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008244 Rutherford Tennessee 07 Mar 2012 Timothy Gassler
8
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008257 Rutherford Tennessee 22 Sep 2000 Angela Cathey
66
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008243 Rutherford Tennessee 08 Nov 2003 Emily Drury
49
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008256 Henderson Tennessee 08 Sep 2002 Stan Frazier
19
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008227 Davidson Tennessee Thomas A. Searson
14
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008237 Williamson Tennessee 10 Nov 1995 Pat McGeachy
4
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008254 Williamson Tennessee 21 Oct 2003 Phillip Hulan
4
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008248 Warren Tennessee 06 Sep 2003 David Palmer
64
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008228 Rutherford Tennessee 22 Oct 1992 Debbie Hoff
1
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008207 Rutherford Tennessee John Casey
1
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008215 Rutherford Tennessee 27 Mar 2011 Dash Hibbard
20
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
MTSU008255 Rutherford Tennessee 02 Oct 2002 Andrea Wonnell
17
MTSU
Pyrus calleryana
UCHT038967 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Pyrus calleryana
UOS05596 Franklin Tennessee 01 Jul 2010 Jon Evans
8398
UOS
Pyrus calleryana
BEREA026050 Garrard Kentucky
BEREA
Pyrus calleryana
ETSU026943 Hawkins Tennessee 09 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
191099
ETSU
Pyrus calleryana
N/A Hawkins Tennessee 09 Oct 2019 Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker
ETSU
Pyrus calleryana
MEM020369 Shelby Tennessee 13 Sep 2015 Alison Lang
4
MEM
Pyrus calleryana
BRIT476885 Knox Tennessee Dwayne Estes
05660
VDB
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0243792 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
TENN-V-0244333 Stewart Tennessee
TENN
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629631 Powell Kentucky 12 Nov 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
7883
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629516 Kentucky William Grooms
10
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100720257 Trimble Kentucky 11 May 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10240
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629540 Carroll Kentucky 11 Jun 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10582
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100767688 Madison Kentucky 20 May 2014 Will Overbeck
1835
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629565 Fleming Kentucky 19 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25209
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629656 Robertson Kentucky 05 Jul 1999 Ross C. Clark
25059
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
N/A Robertson Kentucky 07 Apr 2003 Timothy J. Weckman
7980
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629664 Robertson Kentucky 15 May 2002 Timothy J. Weckman
7035
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629680 Whitley Kentucky 11 Apr 1994 Anthony Carter
40
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
31234100629672 Shelby Kentucky 26 Apr 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
9958
EKY
Pyrus calleryana
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Pyrus calleryana - Alaina Krakowiak
Pyrus calleryana - Alaina Krakowiak
Pyrus calleryana - Alaina Krakowiak
Pyrus calleryana - Alaina Krakowiak
Pyrus calleryana - Dwayne Estes
Pyrus calleryana - Dwayne Estes
Pyrus calleryana - Dwayne Estes
Pyrus calleryana - Dwayne Estes
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Tara Littlefield
Pyrus calleryana - Tara Littlefield
Pyrus calleryana - Tara Littlefield
Pyrus calleryana - Tara Littlefield
Pyrus calleryana - Tara Littlefield
Pyrus calleryana - Tara Littlefield
Pyrus calleryana - Tara Littlefield
Pyrus calleryana - Tara Littlefield
Pyrus calleryana - Theo Witsell
Pyrus calleryana - Theo Witsell
Pyrus calleryana - Theo Witsell
Pyrus calleryana - Theo Witsell
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw
Pyrus calleryana - Joey Shaw