Pyrus salicifolia maybe...

Latin: Pyrus salicifolia maybe...
Swedish: Silverpäron
English: Willow-leafed Pear, Willowleaf Pear, Weeping Pear
Purchased probably in 2009 at Blomstertorget

We purchased this tree as a grown tree as we wanted to have a tree from the beginning and not start from a small thing. It was rather expensive and not easy to transport, but it got home and we created a flower bed around it to crown it.

8/7-2009

The stem was nearly 2 meters but it was not very thick. We had to use three stocks to stabilize the tree.
The tree looses all its leaves during winter time but it can become very beautiful anyways when the snow freezes the branches.

30/12-2009

In two years time, the stem has not grown in length as I think it is not supposed to as I have understood it, but it has become thicker and we are considering removing the stocks now.
Also the amounts of branches has increased.

21/5-2011

Personally, I felt like it was "weeping" too much so I came up with the idea of cutting the branches so that the growth will go upwards. The idea was good but I did it too far down. Will repeat the process later in September but starting further up. Let us see if it becomes beautiful then. I have some picture in my head about how it should look. The idea is to get it grow in width rather than downwards.
This tree gives beautiful white flowers in spring, but they are not very visible from far as the leaves are green-grey. In July-August, it gives unedible (really, unedible, I tried) small pears.

6/8-2011

6/8-2011