Pyrus salicifolia - STDS 6-8 CM CONT

Description
These produce green, pear-shaped fruits.

Bulletpoints
* picturesque small tree * grey shoots * the flowers are heavily favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * suitable for containers * heat-tolerant, drought-resistant, resistant to urban climates

Leaves
Long adherent.

Growth habit
Willow-leaved pear is overhanging and picturesque in structure.

Water
The plant has a medium water requirement.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny position.

Soil
Standard container plant soil. Normal soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
- Cut and saw wounds as well as broken branches should be treated with a wound sealant as soon as possible to prevent pathogens from entering the plant. - This plant does not tolerate heavy soil. If necessary, the soil structure can be improved when planting by working in sand and mature compost.

Flower
The white flowers appear in umbels from the end of April to May.

Use
Container, solitary, park, bee pasture

Shoots
The shoots of Pyrus salicifolia are spiny, tomentose, grey.

Root
Pyrus salicifolia is a deep-rooting plant.