Pyrus Javelin® 'NCPX1'
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Javelin® is a flowering hybrid pear tree bred by Dr. Thomas Ranney of NCSU to grow up to 35 feet tall and only 10 feet wide, giving it a 'javelin' shape.
The columnar shape of Javelin® Pear features a strong leader and tight branching that resists breakage. Grow in full sun in most well-drained garden soils. It is urban pollution, heat, and drought-resistant once established. It is resistant to fire blight.
The pink spring buds open to clusters of white flowers with pink and yellow centers. Foliage has a purple hue in spring and matures to glossy green. Fall color is vibrant orange-red. A sparse amount of small fruit can be produced if a suitable pollinator is nearby.
Use Javelin® Pear as a specimen or accent, as a street tree, in narrow spaces and as an urban tree. It will tolerate use in streetscapes, parking lots and narrow planting strips.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Problems: Watch for aphids, scale, and pear mites. Diseases can be powdery mildew, leaf spot and rust and pear scab.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Pyrus
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 30 ft. 0 in. - 35 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 9 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Columnar
- Dense
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 6-feet-12 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- A sparse amount of fruit is small, persistent, and inedible, and up to 1.25 inches long if a suitable pollinator is nearby.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Umbel
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Clusters of pink buds open to white cup=shaped flowers with yellow and pink centers
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Spring leaves are purple-green, mature to glossy green and in fall turn a vibrant orange-red.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Patio
- Pool/Hardscape
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Flowering Tree
- Small groups
- Street Tree
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
- Drought
