{"id":2296,"date":"2019-08-05T08:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T08:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/?p=2296"},"modified":"2020-06-02T18:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T18:54:44","slug":"asian-pear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/asian-pear\/","title":{"rendered":"The rise and fall of Asian Pear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We do this all the time!<\/p>\n<p>We over use, we abuse, we\u2019re in a hurry, and we\u2019re lazy! The landscape\/nursery industry is a repeat offender! We have our \u201cgo-to,\u201d easy-money plants. On the surface that doesn\u2019t seem to be a bad thing. Almost every contractor has their favorite group of plants; almost every contractor is stuck in some sort of rut! Week after week we get the same list from contractors. Only the numbers change!<\/p>\n<p>Need proof? Recent history provides great examples! Let\u2019s start with the Green Ash. (I hope you don\u2019t need an explanation!) Another great example is the Norway Maple. Our storage field used to have hundreds of Norways of many varieties. It\u2019s \u201cgo-to-ness\u201d turned it into an invasive species banned from most cities due to its ability to reseed into alleys and easement areas. The resulting offspring were often not very landscape worthy. Tree growers were left with fields of trees with no market in which to sell them!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pyrus in tree field 2014\" width=\"683\" height=\"384\" title=\"728_1001_683\" data-id=\"2309\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/728_1001_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pear in our tree field in 2014<\/p>\n<p>Looming on the horizon is the fate of the beloved Callery Pear. The Bradford Pear\u2019s (a.k.a. \u201cBanana-Split Pear\u201d) popularity succumbed to the hyper-popular Cleveland Pear. It\u2019s been the near-perfect tree: Popular, household recognition! Transplanting into most any soil, great form, great bloom quality, and rich, long-lasting fall color!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pyrus calleryana cv\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" title=\"_MG_1814_683\" data-id=\"2305\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MG_1814_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The overuse of this species has led to outbreaks of Pear Rust, and its ability to reseed has begun to clog open spaces with again undesirable offspring. States and cities have begun restricting its usage. And then there\u2019s probable, correcting fireblight\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next? Will growers develop a truly seedless Callery? Or, what will be the new big seller? <strong>Haven\u2019t we learned anything? We don\u2019t need another \u201cgo-to\u201d plant.<\/strong> This industry needs good practices and diversity!<\/p>\n<p>We already offer a number of trees that would substitute well for the Cleveland Pear. Some of these are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;Acer rubrum \u2018Brandywine\u2019<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;Acer saccharum \u2018Legacy\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Acer Brandywine and saccharum\" width=\"683\" height=\"501\" title=\"Acers_683\" data-id=\"2302\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Acers_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;Acer rubrum &#8216;Brandywine&#8217; (L) &#8211; Acer saccharum &#8216;Legacy&#8217; (R)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acer x freemanii Armstrong\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Amelanchier laevis \u2018Cumulus\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Carpinus caroliniana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Carpinus caroliniana\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" title=\"731_6362_683\" data-id=\"2304\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/731_6362_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Carpinus caroliniana &#8211; American Hornbeam<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cornus mas \u2018Golden Glory\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Ostrya virginiana<\/li>\n<li>Syringa reticulata \u2018Ivory Silk\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cornus mas and Syringa Ivory Silk\" width=\"683\" height=\"501\" title=\"Cornus_syringa_683\" data-id=\"2301\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Cornus_syringa_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; Cornus mas &#8216;Golden Glory&#8217; (L) &#8211; Syringa reticulata &#8216;Ivory Silk&#8217; (R)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taxodium distichum \u2018Shawnee Brave\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Taxodium Shawnee Brave\" width=\"683\" height=\"455\" title=\"728_0088_683\" data-id=\"2303\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/728_0088_683.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Taxodium distichum &#8216;Shawnee Brave&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Resist the temptation, don\u2019t be a repeat offender! Mix it up out there!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Jeff Good\" width=\"600\" height=\"175\" title=\"good\" data-id=\"3031\" src=\"\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/good.png\" style=\"\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"175\" data-init-width=\"600\" data-init-height=\"175\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We do this all the time! We over use, we abuse, we\u2019re in a hurry, and we\u2019re lazy! The landscape\/nursery industry is a repeat offender! We have our \u201cgo-to,\u201d easy-money plants. On the surface that doesn\u2019t seem to be a bad thing. 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