Botanical Name: Pyrus calleryana westwood
Common Name: Korean Sun
Family: Rosaceae
Plant Description: This small ornamental pear offers a compact, dense growth habit, bright autumn colour and hardy disposition.
Growth Form: A small dense tree, usually wider than high at maturity.
Growth Rate: Moderate
Height: Approximately 4 metres
Canopy: Approximately 5 metres
Leaf Colour: Glossy green foliage appears to resist summer leaf scorch well, before changing to bright tones of red and orange in the autumn.
Flower Colour: White
Flowering Time: Spring
Tolerance to Frost: Moderate Frost Tolerance
Tolerance to Drought: Moderate Drought Tolerance
Bark: Light grey bark becomes slightly furrowed with age.
Light Requirements: Full sun