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Could someone identify the type of tree this is? There are several planted in an island that leads into our neighborhood and one person thinks they might be Little leaf Lindens but to me the leaves appear to be different. Thanks
Ornamental Pears have been overplanted for decades, especially cultivars like Bradford and Cleveland. They have escaped into the wild and are naturalized in many parts of the country.
That being said, they tend to be fairly nice, if short-lived, trees. They have nice white flowers in spring, the summer foliage is neat and clean, and they have a variation of burgandy to purplish fall coloring.
The main problem with them is that the branch angles are too acute, so as the tree gets larger and larger, limbs get heavier and heavier and will tear and fall off in wind/ice/snow storms.
Ornamental Pears have been overplanted for decades, especially cultivars like Bradford and Cleveland. They have escaped into the wild and are naturalized in many parts of the country. ...
I helped, too! I planted three Bradford at a house where I lived in the 1980s.
Ornamental Pears have been overplanted for decades, especially cultivars like Bradford and Cleveland. They have escaped into the wild and are naturalized in many parts of the country.
That being said, they tend to be fairly nice, if short-lived, trees. They have nice white flowers in spring, the summer foliage is neat and clean, and they have a variation of burgandy to purplish fall coloring.
The main problem with them is that the branch angles are too acute, so as the tree gets larger and larger, limbs get heavier and heavier and will tear and fall off in wind/ice/snow storms.
Very true and excellent explanation since I have seen many Bradford Pears that have been destroyed by wind and rain storms. In fact my neighbors driveway was framed by two beautiful BP’s until a wind storm demolished some main branches on each one and both had to be tamed down. I’ve seen it happen several times in the last three years. I believe the Cleveland Pears are much more durable.
The Bradfords are brittle, too. My neighbor had the most amazing one, way taller than her two story house and the white blossoms in spring - it was like a giant snowball. When the blooms went, they sifted down to earth like snowflakes and it was just so nice even to be next door to it. Then one morning she woke up to find a big hunk on the ground. Two months later half the tree cleaved off, like those iceberg pictures and the tree guy told her it was all going to go, piece by piece, so it should come down. So sad.
Yep, that is how they go. They may last 15 to 20 years, but that's it.
My neighbor had one too close to his house. It got really big over about 15 years. Then a storm came through and a huge limb peeled off, hit their roof then slid off, taking the gutters with it.
Another neighbor had one on the tree belt next to the street. He parked his car under it every day for years. Then one night a storm came through, and you can guess what happened. Totalled car, and the tree had to be cut down.
interesting article on the Bradford/callery pear. they're all over creation here in Maryland near DC - according to this article, they were originally developed here, so that's not surprising.
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