Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana)
Tree southeast corner of Fernald Hall, next to Munson Road
- Native to China and Vietnam, first introduced in U.S. in the early 20th century; planted as ornamental in Maine.
- In 1950s, species became “the street tree of choice for American cities,” with its beautiful white flowers; the smell, however, is not pleasant, and some authorities consider it invasive.
- Genus always exists as a cultivar in the nursery trade.
- Fruit can cause small animals and birds to become ill.