Pyrus betulaefolia 'Southworth' Dancer

Description: This attractive flowering ornamental pear selection has fine birch-like leaves that ‘dance’ in the slightest breeze. An excellent choice of small growing foliage tree for parks, gardens and streetscapes.

Botanical Name: Pyrus betulaefolia 'Southworth' Dancer

Common Name: Pear ornamental Southworth Dancer

Family: Rosaceae.

Height: 7m x 4m

Habit: Ovate to broadly pyramidal, with a well formed crown.

Foliage: New growth emerges as silvery-grey, and soon matures to a shining mid-green with a finely serrate margin. Leaves have longish petioles and hang on slender branchlets. Yellow in autumn.

Flower: Numerous white flowers with bright purplish-red stamens are produced in groups of eight to ten. Observed to bloom later than most other ornamental pears in some regions of Australia.

Watering Needs: Will become drought tolerant once well established

Tolerances: Adaptable to a wide range of site conditions including quite dry conditions, slightly alkaline soils and air pollution. Able to handle intermittently wet, heavy soils.