New Bradford Pear

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New Bradford Pear

This is a great tree for lawns or for a street tree and it is very disease resistant. It is an extremely popular, vigorous growing, medium size, shade tree with outstanding clusters of white blooms in spring and very attractive terrific yellow to red to purple foliage color in fall. The branching is the major improvement over the Bradford pear. This flowering tree grows best in full sun. The New Bradford pear is a beautiful garden addition that produces no edible fruit. The New Bradford Pear, 'Pyrus calleryana "Holmford", is a broad, oval tree with good branch angles. Stronger branches stand up better to ice and wind. The New Bradford is covered with white flowers in spring, glossy green foliage for summer, then turning yellow to maroon for autumn. ... more

 

Cascade Falls Bald Cypress All members of the bald cypress family are deciduous conifers. Pruners can be used to control the length of the branches and whether the tips touch the ground or are allowed to cover the ground. If you don’t stake it up, this plant would be like a ground cover. It also grows well in standing water and compacted soils.

New Bradford Pear