Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'
weeping pear
£47.99
- size:
- 10lt pot (1.5-1.8m)
- available within:
- to order from summer 2012
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: April and May
- Flower colour: pure white
- Other features: inedible green fruit
- Hardiness: fully hardy
- Garden care: In late winter or early spring remove misplaced or crossing branches to build up a healthy, permanent framework.
This small, spreading weeping pear has delicate, weeping branches and silver grey, willow like foliage. In April and May it's covered in creamy white flowers, followed by inedible, green fruit. An ideal specimen tree for small urban gardens, particularly those based on a white or grey colour scheme, it copes well with pollution and alkaline soils.
- Eventual Height: 5m
- Eventual Spread: 4m