Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

25-40'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

Brown, Grey

 

Fruit Color

Brown

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Japanese, Mediterranean

 

Accenting Features

Fall Color, Fragrance, Showy Flowers, Silhouette

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Entry, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio, Parking Lot, Walls / Fences, Walkways

 

Special Uses

Screen, Mass Planting, Shade Tree, Fire Resistant, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds

‘Chanticleer’ is considered to be one of the best of the flowering pear cultivars currently available in commerce. It is a tight, narrow, pyramidal, thornless ornamental pear tree that typically grows 25 to 35 feet tall and 15 feet wide. Some specimens appear almost columnar in habit. Five-petaled, creamy white flowers in dense clusters appear in profusion in early spring. Oval, glossy dark green leaves have slightly toothed margins, and fairly dance in the breeze due to long petioles. Leaves turn attractive reddish-purple in fall. Useful in small spaces, patios, formal plantings, and as a living fence.

Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Adaptive to many soil types, including drier soils. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Prune in winter to early spring. It is noted for its resistance to fireblight, particularly in the northern parts of its growing range. It is susceptible to limb breakage or splitting from strong wind, snow or ice, but is much stronger than some other cultivars such as P. calleryana ‘Bradford’. Synonymous with and also known as ‘Cleveland Select’, ‘Select’, ‘Stone Hill,’ or ‘Glen’s Form.'