Callery Pear

Pyrus calleryana

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Plants

Early white blossom and thorny wild seedlings taking over old fields.

Field facts
HabitatOld fields, roadsides, subdivisions
RangeStatewide
When to lookFlowers late March to April
StatusInvasive; sale restricted in Indiana (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesServiceberry, Wild Plum

Field note: A field that turns solid white two weeks before the natives bloom is usually Callery pear.

Lesson
Watching responsibly

Do not plant or transplant; the thorns on wild seedlings puncture boots and tyres.

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