PYRUS calleryana ‘Candelabra’ – Columnar Ornamental Pear - July 23rd, 2018

Columnar Ornamental Pear – Pyrus calleryana ‘Candelabra’ has a lovely upright Candelabra type form ideal for avenues and formal statements in the landscape. Also a very dry and cold hardy tree with lovely amber through to fiery red autumn colour. Shown in 80lt 3-3.5m grade above. Also available in 35lt 2.5m grade as below.

A beautiful tree – also very early into blossom this week in the nursery!!!

The South seems to be rather prematurely venturing into spring the past few weeks with daffodils also appearing, well over 1-2 months early.

PYRUS calleryana ‘Candelabra’ coming into blossom…

PYRUS calleryana ‘Candelabra’ shown in leaf earlier this year

Pyrus Calleryana ‘Candelabra’ – Columnar Ornamental Pear – 25/35lt container (left), 2.5m+ now & 80lt container (right), 3.5m now 

Interesting Pyrus Calleryana ‘Candelabra’ Facts

“Pyrus calleryana, or the Callery pear, is a species of ornamental pear tree native to China and Vietnam,“

“Pyrus Calleryana ‘Candelabra’ is a special NZ selection very similar toPyrus Calleryana ‘Chanticleer'”