Ussurian Pear (Siberian) vs Flowering Raspberry - TreeTime.ca

Ussurian Pear (Siberian) vs Flowering Raspberry

Pyrus ussuriensis

Rubus odoratus

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Ussurian Pear (Siberian)
Flowering Raspberry

Ussurian Pear is the most cold hardy of all pear species. It is frequently used as a rootstock or as a pollinizer for other pear varieties. The pinkish-white flowers that bloom in the spring and the striking fall colours make it well-suited as an ornamental addition to your landscape.

Ussurian Pear can also be used for forming hedges as it tends to branch quite low.

While the Ussurian Pear is considered self-pollinating, planting with another pear variety will increase yields. Can be paired with Krazulya Pear or Beedle Pear.

The Flowering Raspberry is an ornamental shrubby plant that blooms with fragrant light purple flowers throughout the summer and has a large, decorative foliage of bright green leaves. The flowers resemble that of a wildrose, and the foliage turns a bright yellow in the fall. This cultivar produces small red raspberries, similar to that of a thimbleberry, but the fruit is mostly tasteless.

The Flowering Raspberry, also known as Virginia Raspberry or Purple-Flowered Raspberry, makes a great hedge plant and is a good choice for attracting birds to your yard.

Ussurian Pear (Siberian) Quick Facts

Flowering Raspberry Quick Facts

Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 10 m (33 ft)
Height: 1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: any
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: high
Maintenance: medium
Maintenance: high


Fall colour: burgundy
Bark: thornless orange
Flowers: white
Flowers: purple
Fruit: yellow
Berries: red to purple, seedy
Firmness: firm
Flavor: tasteless
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Native to: ON, QC, NS
Other Names: harbin pear, manchurian pear, siberian pear
Other Names: purple-flowered raspberry, virginia raspberry