Capital Flowering Pear

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Three Season Color Presentation Capital Flowering Pear

  • Wonderful Buttery White Blossoms
  • Charming Columnar Shape
  • Adaptable to Urban Areas
  • Attracts Pollinators

Beautiful, reliable, and adaptable to many environments, it's no wonder the Capital Flowering Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Capital') has been a favorite of landscapers for years. In fact, they are so popular that you're likely to see a couple on a walk around the block. The attractive features of this tree are evident and make it the perfect suburban tree!

Native to China and Taiwan, this upright-branched deciduous tree grows in a pyramidal shape and sprouts luscious green leaves each spring. The foliage creates a beautiful underlay for the magnificent white petaled blossoms that grow outwards from a buttery yellow center!

As an upright-branched ornamental tree, Capital tends to grow in a fairly columnar fashion with branches reaching more upwards than straight out. While it does grow small greenish-yellow fruits, they are not optimal for us to eat, making the tree more ornamental than anything. However, birds love the fruit and will visit often for a tasty snack.

Birds aren't the only visitors you'll see. Aside from awestruck neighbors walking buy, butterflies and hummingbirds will also frequent during the bloom season for a chance at the nectar of those cream and white blossoms!

Capital Flowering Pear can be used in a number of ways in a landscape. They make excellent street side trees or in line for a privacy screen. Its narrow shape allows it to be planted in areas that may not have the width for an outward branching tree. Plant one by itself for an asymmetrical elegance or as a pair on either side of a driveway to greet arriving guests!

Capital isn't done showing off once spring and summer are finished. Once fall comes in full force this beauty's leaves turn a stunning bronze-red for a third season of interest!

This specimen appreciated being planted somewhere it can bask in the sun all day long. It also does best in well drained soils and tolerates some drought once it's established. It's generally an easy tree to take care of as long as it is pruned a bit each winter.

Perfect for urban areas, Capital Flowering Pear is aptly named. With a menagerie of colors throughout the year starting with creamy yellow and white and ending with a fiery display of red and purple, you'll be constantly charmed with this addition to the garden. Order one today!

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Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

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Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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0 - 19.99 19.99
20 - 49.99 21.99
50 - 69.99 24.99
70 - 99.99 29.99
100 - 129.99 34.99
130 - 149.99 41.99
150 - 150+ Approx 27%

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Capital Flowering Pear Is Suited to Grow in Zones 5-9
Growing Zones 5-9
More Information
Brand Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name Pyrus calleryana 'Capital'
Mature Height 25 - 35 feet
Mature Spread 8 - 12 feet
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Well Drained
Moisture Medium
Growth Rate Medium
Flower Color White
Foliage Deciduous
Foliage Color Green
Fall Color Orange, Burgundy / Purple
Pollinator Friendly Yes