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Ussurian Pear (Siberian) vs White Meadowsweet

Pyrus ussuriensis

Spiraea alba

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Ussurian Pear (Siberian)
White Meadowsweet

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.

White Meadowsweet is a woody, deciduous shrub that begins to bloom in early summer with small white and pink flowers. Its foliage turns from a light green into an attractive golden-yellow later in the fall.

The White Meadowsweet, also known as Mead-Wort or Bride-Wort, is favored by birds and butterflies but is largely ignored by deer. They produce small brown berries in the summer, and while they are technically edible, they are not sweet and are more desired by wildlife.

Ussurian Pear (Siberian) Quick Facts

White Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Lowest Price: $9.99
Zone: 3a
Zone: 3a
Height: 10 m (33 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 8 m (26 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: burgundy
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: white
Flowers: white, small
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: long
Life span: short
Maintenance: medium
Suckering: none
Suckering: high




Other Names: harbin pear, manchurian pear, siberian pear
Other Names: mead wort, meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, pipestem