PYRUS elaeagnifolia 'Silver Sails'

Commonly known as Pear

Narrow, downy, silver-green leaves and large white flowers.
  • Deciduous
    Lance-shaped to narrowly elliptic, blunt-tipped or tapered leaves 4-7cm (1½-2¾in) long, densely white woolly when young
  • White
  • Height
    4m (13ft)
  • Spread
    3m (10ft)
  • Tall Shrub
  • Tree
    Small, spiny tree or large shrub with erect, downy young shoots. Produces flowers 3cm (1¼in) across, with red anthers, in felted corymbs, followed by rounded yellow-green fruit
  • Hardy - very cold winter
    Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
  • Full sun

PYRUS elaeagnifolia 'Silver Sails'

 
H/Std £80.00  
Collect only available from our nursery nr Redruth in Cornwall Ready in 3 - 5 days
Delivery Information Normally 3 - 5 days
Courier Only due to the size of this plant.
Due to limitations imposed by couriers, taller items
might have to pruned to reduce height prior to dispatch.
plant size comparison icon 10 to 15 Litre
Click to see photo

 

  • Additional Features
    Pests & Diseases
    Aphids, caterpillars, leaf midges, mites, fireblight, honey fungus, powdery mildew, canker, brown rot, scab
  • Garden Location/Conditions
    Woodland garden
  • Hardiness
    Fully hardy
  • Leaf margin
    Entire
    		(see photos above)
  • Leaf shape
    Elliptic
    		(see photos above)
    Lanceolate
    		(see photos above)
  • Pruning group
    Pruning group 1
    Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
    Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
    When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.
  • Seasonal Interest
    Spring
  • Soil Conditions
    Fertile moist well-drained soil
  • Wildlife
    Bee friendly
    Bird friendly
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4m (13ft)
 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
  3m (10ft)
  

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