said:

Noone knows?

There are different cultivars. But your trees look like the newly planted
ones I've seen in some pretty stressful locations (islands in parking lots).
Most of the ones I've seen in yards or well established in public areas have
dark green leaves. That looks like a pretty brown stretch of lawn the tree
is plunked into. What's up with that?

And what's going on with the base of the trunk in the second picture?
It looks a bit strange.

I do not like these trees much, personally. Too many faults vs. virtues.
I especially dislike the way they reek when in bloom.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_pear


wrote:
I bought a few bradford pears because I like their dark green leaves
amoung other attributes. The bradford pears I bought have light green
leaves, and light colored bark. I thought they were like this just
because they are young, but my step-dad bought a few of the same size
that has the dark bark and dark green leaves. Have I bought the wrong
tree, or will my change? Below are a few pics....

http://utseay.smugmug.com/photos/74304567-O.jpg


http://utseay.smugmug.com/photos/74304645-O.jpg


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