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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001210
11/12/99

Pyrus ussuriensis--Ussurian Pear


Hardiness Zones: 3 to 6
Height: 45 ft Spread: 45 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous tree
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: Pink fading to white

Comments: A rounded, hardy tree with white flowers
slightly larger than an inch. The greenish yellow fruit
are an inch to an inch and a half in diameter but not
ornamental.

Cultivars:
'Bailfrost' (Mountain Frost TM) - A more vigorous trees
with an upright growth habit.
'Mordak' (Prairie Gem TM) - A smaller, more rounded
version of the species. Heavy production of white
flowers in spring.

References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries 1999, J Frank
Schmidt and Son 1999, Moller's Nursery 1997.


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