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Peral de Callery

Peral de Callery

Pyrus calleryana
Un árbol caduco de floración, de porte piramidal a redondeado, que en su día se plantó por todas partes como árbol de calle y de césped rápido y ordenado (sobre todo el cultivar 'Bradford'), apreciado por una nube sofocante de flores blancas de comienzos de primavera, hojas lustrosas en verano y un color otoñal de rojo a púrpura fiablemente brillante. Plotwright no recomienda plantarlo. Hoy es una INVASORA reconocida que está prohibida o en proceso de retirada en un número creciente de estados (Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina y otros) porque los cultivares polinizados de forma cruzada producen plántulas fértiles que escapan a densos matorrales silvestres y espinosos que ahogan a las plantas nativas. Las flores además huelen desagradablemente a pescado de cerca, y 'Bradford' tiene uniones de ramas notoriamente débiles que se parten en las tormentas hacia los 15-25 años. Elige en su lugar un árbol nativo de floración — serviceberry (Amelanchier) o eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) — que te dan el mismo espectáculo primaveral sin el costo ecológico.
Climate fit: moderate (51/100)
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Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Peral de Callery (Pyrus calleryana). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/pyrus-calleryana
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