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OK, it technically might not be a Bradford. There are numerous forms of Pyrus calleryana. Aristocrat, Redspire, Whitehouse, Capital, etc. This one seems to be more horizontal branching and so is more likely to be Aristocrat.
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OK, thanks. I don't know anything about the different variations. (I barely know more than it's a tree, lol). I took a couple more pictures & compared the leaves & berries. The leaves look similar to my Bradford and they have similar berries...but they have thorns on the branches. Here's a couple of pics. Do the Aristicrats have these thorns? If so, that's what it is.
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No, Aristocrat doesn't have thorns. The variety Cleveland and others have thorns, buy I'm wondering if perhaps this was originally a Bradford that died out and the the rootstock took over. This tree doesn't really have a good form, so it may not be one of the cultivars, but is actually the original species Pyrus calleryana.
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What happens when the rootstock takes over? What does that mean? I read about species Pyrus calleryana...seems that some do have thorns. I wonder how I can find out about these trees. I think I'm going to cut a lot of the bottom limbs off so that they are really high & my husband doesn't get mauled by it when he mows, lol.
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What happens when the rootstock takes over? What does that mean? I read about species Pyrus calleryana...seems that some do have thorns. I wonder how I can find out about these trees. I think I'm going to cut a lot of the bottom limbs off so that they are really high & my husband doesn't get mauled by it when he mows, lol.
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