Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana)
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Flowering plantsIn Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Callery pear

Pyrus calleryana Decne.

Callery pear in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Pyrus

Introduced and invasive status

Invasive in Ohio: Ohio Department of Agriculture (opens in a new tab)

Also listed

Ohio law lists it as an invasive plant: not native to Ohio, and causing, or likely to cause, economic, environmental or human health harm.

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.

Status: Simpson A, Sellers E, Pagad S (2023). United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), ver. 2.0. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFFTOD (opens in a new tab)

Near Cuyahoga County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (22)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (56)
  • Recorded, season not shown (9)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Callery pear by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County101 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County174 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County70 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren County30 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Cuyahoga County

Not enough evidence

Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap. Based on 50 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Cuyahoga County · records of all species each week, 92,154 in all

Records per week from 50 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Callery pear in Cuyahoga County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Callery pearYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000468
Jan 11–1700502
Jan 18–2400393
Jan 25–3100380
Feb 1–700590
Feb 8–1400504
Feb 15–2100455
Feb 22–2800583
Mar 1–700567
Mar 8–1400750
Mar 15–2100819
Mar 22–2800780
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,014
Apr 5–11001,655
Apr 12–18642,306
Apr 19–25521,857
Apr 26 – May 2734,135
May 3–9002,830
May 10–16002,640
May 17–23112,938
May 24–30002,903
May 31 – Jun 6112,621
Jun 7–13112,326
Jun 14–20112,465
Jun 21–27002,426
Jun 28 – Jul 4112,632
Jul 5–11002,765
Jul 12–18112,898
Jul 19–25002,860
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,736
Aug 2–8003,021
Aug 9–15112,627
Aug 16–22002,732
Aug 23–29002,388
Aug 30 – Sep 5223,076
Sep 6–12323,578
Sep 13–19333,735
Sep 20–26003,328
Sep 27 – Oct 3322,834
Oct 4–10222,275
Oct 11–17111,937
Oct 18–24111,181
Oct 25–31211,172
Nov 1–711893
Nov 8–1400854
Nov 15–2121485
Nov 22–2811552
Nov 29 – Dec 511448
Dec 6–1211498
Dec 13–1911458
Dec 20–2611575
Dec 27 – Jan 200709

Reported in flower

No records here show flowers yet, so there is no flowering season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No records here show fruit yet, so there is no fruiting season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late March to mid-July, middle week late April, and again mid-August to late November, middle week mid-October

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,030 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Callery pear in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Callery pearYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10226,211
Jan 11–17225,146
Jan 18–24214,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7226,023
Feb 8–14115,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28116,846
Mar 1–7328,321
Mar 8–142210,384
Mar 15–2113412,620
Mar 22–287413,949
Mar 29 – Apr 453619,661
Apr 5–1165926,860
Apr 12–1858739,925
Apr 19–2542841,623
Apr 26 – May 254756,391
May 3–916552,952
May 10–1619753,785
May 17–2320657,698
May 24–3018754,651
May 31 – Jun 68553,099
Jun 7–1317553,700
Jun 14–2018556,625
Jun 21–2716455,361
Jun 28 – Jul 426658,477
Jul 5–1113661,336
Jul 12–1813764,722
Jul 19–258569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 117659,416
Aug 2–85459,712
Aug 9–1516855,994
Aug 16–2222554,328
Aug 23–2927851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 521757,167
Sep 6–1225959,075
Sep 13–19421054,543
Sep 20–2625845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 344843,180
Oct 4–1035837,841
Oct 11–1742530,824
Oct 18–2421621,156
Oct 25–3145919,021
Nov 1–737614,172
Nov 8–1427812,621
Nov 15–212057,965
Nov 22–283398,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5936,083
Dec 6–12756,004
Dec 13–19635,423
Dec 20–26325,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2228,459

Reported in flower

Only 18 records here show flowers, too few to show a flowering season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported in fruit

No fruiting season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • quaking aspen Populus tremuloidesOften confused in Ohio: 29 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • flowering dogwood Cornus floridaOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoidesOften confused in Ohio: 10 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • black cherry Prunus serotina59 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed71%49%
Farmland20%11%
Forest8%31%
Barren0.8%0.6%
Open water0.4%3%
Wetland0.4%5%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%

From 748 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,030 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.