Stats

Lifespan: 15-30 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: East Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Common

About

The Callery pear, also known as the Bradford pear, is a species of pear tree native to East Asia that is widely planted throughout the United States. Its cultivar Bradford pear, known for its offensive odor that some have described as akin to "rotting fish", is widely planted throughout the United States.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Pyrus
Species: Pyrus calleryana