The Bradford Pear Tree
Posted: Friday, September 25, 2009
by Dennis Sons
tn nursery
The Bradford pear tree is a native tree to parts of Korea, as well as china. The tree was not introduced to Western culture until 1908. The trees main purpose is to shade off well lit areas where the sun may be overbearing at times.
When the tree was brought over to the west, the main use for the tree was supposed to be for a street tree. People felt that the tree signified a special kind of beauty that was all of its own. The Bradford pear tree has actually been getting a lot of gripe because of some of its minor imperfections.
The angle of the tree is generally narrow the tightly knit branches will often times begin to pull the tree apart. People have found that because of the stature of the tree a strong ice storm or wind storm is more than enough to cause the tree to self destruct.
Some people also have adverse opinions about the blooms that come off of the tree. Normally the tree will bloom a white decadent flower that has pink pistons located inside of it. People look at the flowers and automatically think that they are there to smell. They get a rude awakening when they find out that the smell that the flower releases it in no means pleasant.
The tree is presently used for its shade, fruit and foliage. You will avidly see the tree planted around homes and other buildings to keep the sun out. One thing that is great about the tree is it can be used in the cities.
The Bradford pear tree can take the adverse conditions of the big cities. Things such as exhaust fumes from cars, dust and air pollution do not seem to bother this large tree. The tree has the ability to grow up to 30 feet in width and about 40-50 feet in height. This is probably an indication of why so many people decide to use the tree as a source of shade.
The tree flourishes when it is put in direct sunlight and has at least neutral to well drained soils. Overwatering the tree can result in its fatality, so it is imperative that you take a note of the action before trying to overwater the tree.
During the summertime the leaves will appear a shade of bright green. However, during the fall is when the tree takes on its own account of beauty and you will notice the leaves will change to a reddish purple color.
The flowers that the tree blooms in the summer are avidly pollinated by bees and other insects. The fruit that the tree bears is normally extremely rough in texture and has a layer of hair that covers it.
The Bradford pear tree, despite the disadvantages it has, serves its main purpose of being a great shade tree.
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