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I've been taking shots of the field since 2010. Not because of the aroma (which many do find somewhat manky) and not because they are brittle wooded, short lived trees that tend to fall apart in a good windstorm. How can something start off so good and end up so bad? If you lived just about anywhere other than Oregon....or actually anywhere west of the Rockies, I'd suggest NOT planting Cleveland Select or any other cultivar of Pyrus calleryana. The field is covered with escaped pears; no trees had ever been planted there. You can tell, because the air stinks. “But they really don’t smell that well.” In addition, the flowers smell strongly of dead fish. Native to China, it rocketed to overwhelming popularity after its flagship selection, 'Bradford,' appeared in the 1960s. Chanticleer (Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer’) is a cultivar of the Callery ornamental pear, and it’s a beauty. It blossoms in early spring and produces beautiful, five-petaled white flowers — that smell like semen. Spring is in the air. Last year, I vowed not to take any more pictures of blooming Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana). A: Your nose is correct - blossoms borne on hybrids of Pyrus calleryana stink. It is an upright-branched ornamental tree. I have hundreds of pictures including some that I've labeled "Field of Pears." But when the trees flower, they are dramatic and stunning. Pyrus calleryana NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Pyrus calleryana, commonly called Callery pear, is native to China and Taiwan. The Callery pear, or Pyrus calleryana, is native to the Far East. ... Pyrus kawakamii: 2 members have or want this plant for trade. Cooperative Extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. It has a lovely shape and is a visually interesting plant year round. The most common flowering pears on campus are called Pyrus calleryana — Redspire. It grows pyramidal to columnar in youth, but tends to become oval to spreading with age. Browse pictures and read growth / cultivation information about Pyrus Species, Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) supplied by member gardeners in the PlantFiles database at Dave's Garden. is a question that aptly sums up the life of this ornamental pear in the South. More precisely, a Callery Pear, or Pyrus calleryana, a deciduous tree that’s common throughout North America. Callery Chanticleer pears have a growth habit that is neat and tailored with a slender pyramid shape. It is noted for its early profuse spring bloom, quality glossy green foliage and often excellent fall color. Students often run into these white blossoms outside of the Atrium, he said. It's a 13.5-acre former farm field along I-75 just north of the exit for SR 129. 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