Pyrus calleryana
Callery Pear at Watson, ACT
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| Pyrus calleryana | waltraud | 7 Mar 2025 |
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In grassy woodland; several small in the 0.1m category; most have been manually removed. A highly invasive cultivar of Callery pear was planted as a street tree and is now a great liability and burden to volunteers trying to protect critically endangered grassy woodland. Callery pear appear in this part of the Mt Majura nature reserve the first time about 3 years ago i.e. since the street trees began to fruit. Planting of highly invasive species is mean, short-sighted and unsustainable in terms of protecting endangered grassy woodland. Government should not expect (as suggested) that volunteers for ever remove recruits from highly invasive species that have been planted on public land abutting nature reserve.
Why are native trees planted along the street abutting Goorrooyarroo and Mulligans Flat? do these reserves deserve to be better protected?
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.168319-35.228844
- Altitude 625.4m
- Maps Mount Majura
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 26 Feb 2025 10:11 AM Recorded on
- waltraud Recorded by
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Species information
- Pyrus calleryana Scientific name
- Callery Pear Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 747.12m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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