. . . but EVERGREEN pear???????????

Whatzit?


Pyrus 'Kawakami', available from Brent, who describes it:

"Evergreen (partially deciduous in coldest areas) shrub or
small tree. Drooping branchlets, shiny medium green leaves, clouds
of creamy white flowers in late winter or early
spring, just after mume. Sometimes forms small hard inedible green
fruit. Without training it becomes large sprawling
shrub. It is better used as a small tree by staking it up and
selecting a single trunk. Quickly forms rough bark
consisting of irregular oblong shaped plates which is quite
attractive (see second photo). A quite tough little plant
surviving adverse conditions of sun, little water, poor soil, but
can only tolerate temperatures to 15F. It is also one of the
few pears resistant to Fireblight. This plant has been overlooked
for bonsai but would seem to have great potential. It is
easily top and root pruned. The leaves do reduce somewhat and it
develops characteristic bark fairly quickly."
--
Nina Shishkoff

Frederick, MD

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