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CaliforniaPeggy

(156,020 posts)
Wed Feb 8, 2023, 02:48 PM Feb 2023

I was out running errands this morning, and I spotted this tree: [View all]

I pulled over, got out my iPhone, and voila!
























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A pear tree (Pyrus) Botany Feb 2023 #1
You could be right; whatever it is, it bears no fruit. Just beautiful flowers! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #2
To be honest it is an ornimental pear (Pyrus calleryana) ... "Bradford" or some other strain .... Botany Feb 2023 #4
Last year Rebl2 Feb 2023 #12
Sadly it is too late to really get that Jeanie back into the bottle Botany Feb 2023 #27
True Rebl2 Feb 2023 #28
People need to be able to I.D. the young ones and cut them down and treat the X-sections with ... Botany Feb 2023 #29
During an ice storm our Bradford pear broke down completely, Only a foot of the trunk remained alfredo Feb 2023 #30
Oh yes they don't Rebl2 Feb 2023 #31
Every February we have a warm up for a week or two, but winter will return alfredo Feb 2023 #32
Wow, nice, spring time out there already? Walleye Feb 2023 #3
Thank you, my dear Walleye! Well, spring IS coming right along, it seems! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #13
Love it! Bristlecone Feb 2023 #5
Thank you, my dear Bristlecone! So glad you do. ♥ n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #14
Beautiful - so jealous. marigold20 Feb 2023 #6
Aw, I'm sorry your spring is so far away, my dear marigold20 . . . CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #15
That is gorgeous! pandr32 Feb 2023 #7
Thank you so much, my dear pandr32! It IS nigh for sure. ♥ n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #16
This reminds me that spring is right around the corner! Diamond_Dog Feb 2023 #8
Thank you so much, my dear Diamond_Dog! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #17
Gorgeous! SheltieLover Feb 2023 #9
Thank you so much, my dear SheltieLover! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #18
And we love you for it, Peggy. SheltieLover Feb 2023 #25
Seems a little early Rebl2 Feb 2023 #10
Thank you for having a look, my dear Rebl2 . . . CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #19
Oh, okay. Rebl2 Feb 2023 #26
Oh how beautiful! Callalily Feb 2023 #11
Thank you so much, my dear Callalily! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #20
I have more than a few Bradford Pear trees slightlv Feb 2023 #21
My dear slightlv! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #22
FTR, these are now banned in Ohio. OilemFirchen Feb 2023 #23
That does make sense, given how they behave. However, I don't think this tree is one of those. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2023 #24
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