Callery pear

The Callery pear, known scientifically as Pyrus calleryana is a pear tree native to western Taolim. The tree is a deciduous tree, growing to 5 to 8 m (16 to 26 ft) tall, often with a conical to rounded crown. The leaves are oval, 4 to 8 cm (1 1⁄2 to 3 in) long, glossy dark green above, on long pedicels that make them flash their slightly paler undersides in a breeze. The white, five-petaled flowers are about 2 to 2.5 cm (3⁄4 to 1 in) in diameter. They are produced abundantly in early spring, before the leaves expand fully. 
The inedible fruits of the Callery pear are small (less than one cm in diameter), and hard, almost woody, until softened by frost, after which they are readily taken by birds, which disperse the seeds in their droppings. In summer, the shining foliage is dark green and very smooth, and in autumn the leaves commonly turn brilliant colors, ranging from yellow and orange to more commonly red, pink, purple, and bronze. However, since the color often develops very late in autumn, the leaves may be killed by a hard frost before full color can develop. 
In Nareemia, they are grown mostly in and around Vitena, so much now, that they are now considered as NATIVE. They also are grown as far west as Kamver and as far northeast as Athens. 
EB3D014C-ACB6-4430-AD17-4E087F35163C.jpeg|Callery pear valley north of Vitena City
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