Botanical Name: Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'
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Common Name: Aristocrat Flowering Pear  
Plant photo of: Pyrus calleryana 'Aristocrat'
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

12-25', 25-40'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Dark Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

Black

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Norman's Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

'Aristocrat' is a vigorous and upright flowering pear with a dominant central trunk excellent for lining streets or drives or as a specimen for smaller spaces. Small white flowers are followed by disease-resistant dark green leaves with a unique wavy edge; becomes reddish-purple in fall. Grows about 15 to 30 feet tall and 12 to 16 feet wide.