Pyrus salicifolia
Pyrus salicifolia
Rosaceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced
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Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
24 ft
Spread
13 ft
Site Requirements
Light
Sun to Part Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist
Soil pH
4.5-8.5
Water
Moderate
Drought Tolerance
Medium
Hardiness
Zones 4a–8b
Ornamental Interest
Bloom Time
April to May
Origin
TEMPERATE ASIA: Iran (northwest), Turkey (northeast)
Watch for this season
Fire BlightHigh
Bloom Infection Window
Powdery MildewHigh
Active Conidial Spread
AphidHigh
Peak Population & Dispersal
Adult Flight
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Diseases: Regionally Documented (24)
Multiple obligate biotrophic fungi (Erysiphales: Erysipha... Powdery Mildew Blueberry mosaic virus and related viruses Virus Diseases Graft-transmissible virus (causal virus not definitively ... Stony Pit Venturia spp. — multiple host-specific species: V Scab Pseudomonas Blossom Blast and Dieback Erwinia amylovora Fire Blight European Canker Nectria Canker Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall Gymnosporangium libocedri (P Pacific Coast Pear Rust Pear Trellis Rust Anthracnose (Bull's-eye Rot) Cork Spot Pear decline Decline Fruit russet Fruit Russeting Taphrina spp. Leaf Blister Pythium spp., Phytophthora spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Fusari... Replant Disease Sprinkler Rot (Phytophthora Fruit Rot) Penicillium spp., Botrytis cinerea Storage Rots Vein yellows Vein Yellows (Red Mottle and Sooty Ringspot of Quince) Multiple plant viruses Virus and Virus-like Diseases Canker and Dieback Fabraea maculata Fabraea Leaf Spot Phytophthora syringae Phytophthora Canker Various plant-parasitic nematode genera Nematodes
Pests: Regionally Documented (13)
Phytoptus pyri Pearleaf blister mite Aphidoidea Aphid Tetranychidae Spider mite Diaspidiotus perniciosus San Jose scale Caliroa cerasi Pear slug Cacopsylla pyricola Pear psylla Noctuidae Cutworms and Armyworms Halyomorpha halys Brown marmorated stink bug Cydia pomonella Codling moth Choreutis pariana Apple-and-thorn skeletonizer Enarmonia formosana Cherry bark tortrix Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar
Cultivars (1)
'Pendula'
Common name: Weeping Willow-leaved PearWeeping Silver PearPendulous Willow-leaved Pear; Mature height: 15 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 4
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.