I have long been wondering what kind of tree it is that is home to the "red birdhouse feeder" in the cemetery. Last year when I posted about it, someone suggested that it was an olive tree. Now the tree is blossoming again, and also another tree of the same kind in a different part of the cemetery. So today I took some close-ups of the blossoms and uploaded those to Google Image Search/AI, which gave me this answer:
This plant is a Weeping Silver Pear (Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'), a popular ornamental tree known for its silver-green foliage and white blossoms in spring.
Flowers: It produces creamy-white, bowl-shaped flowers in clusters during mid-spring.
Foliage: The leaves are long, narrow, and lance-shaped, covered in a soft silver felt when they first emerge.
Growth Habit: This variety is known for its weeping or drooping branches, creating a distinctive aesthetic often likened to an olive tree.
Hardiness: It is highly tolerant of drought and heat, making it suitable for various urban environments and gardens.
WOW!!! I love the weeping trees, yet never heard of this one. I am excited to know about it, I never knew it existed. You got wonderful shots of it.
ReplyDeleteGinny, I never heard of it either, even though I've been seeing it... ;)
DeleteI've never seen this one either. Since we have already a problem with an ornamental pear tree, the Bradford Pears, which has infiltrated our woods anywhere near where they've been planted, I wonder if it's not legal to plant in the US.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, I've never heard of ornamental pear trees at all until now so have no idea.
DeleteIt's beautiful. The leaves do look like olive leaves but the blossom is much different.
ReplyDeleteAddy, I think our climate is too cold for olive trees, so I'm not sure I've ever even seen any.
DeleteThe delicate silver foliage and graceful drooping branches of the Weeping Silver Pear sound perfectly suited to the quiet beauty of a cemetery garden.
ReplyDeleteRo, I quite fell in love with these blossoms when getting up close to them!
DeleteThe flowers are so very delicate and pretty.
ReplyDeleteJanice, I can only agree!
DeleteThat's a beautiful tree with a suitably lovely name. The leaves do look like olive tree leaves but I've never seen one flower. The flowers are spectacular.
ReplyDeleteI never heard of this tree, it's very pretty.
ReplyDeleteVery unusual having a pear tree in a cemetery, I hope the roots don't grow through any old graves, but definitely doesn't resemble an olive tree, have a nice week.
ReplyDeleteAmy, it's an ornamental tree and doesn't produce edible fruit. This old cemetery is like a park, full of trees and bushes both old and new so no doubt also full of roots underground... No room for new graves here but old ones get reused. Mostly just ash urns buried here now. There's a huge woodland cemetery on the outskirts of town for new graves - but obviously a lot of tree roots there too. It's never occurred to me to think of that as a concern. I love when there are lots of trees in a cemetery. But I suppose that varies with the culture and the kind of landscape where one lives!
Deleteit is gorgeous and what a perfect name for the tree
ReplyDeleteSandra, I was happy to find out its name. I don't think I've seen it in full bloom like this before, the flowers close up are gorgeous, so delicate...
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