
Common Name: Chanticleer Pear
Is considered to be one of the best of the cultivars currently available in the industry. It is a tight, narrow, pyramidal, thornless ornamental pear tree that typically grows 25-35 tall and 15 wide. Oval, glossy dark green leaves to 3 long have slightly toothed margins. Leaves turn attractive reddish-purple in fall. Five-petaled, creamy white flowers in dense corymbs appear in profusion in early spring. Selected by Scanlon Nursery in 1959.
| Plant Type: | Flowering Ornamental Tree |
| Width: | 15-20' |
| Height: | 35' |
| Fragrant: | Yes |
| Fruit | Yes |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Zone: | 5 - 9 |
| Deer Resistant: | No |
| Salt Tolerant: | No |
| Drought Tolerant: | No |
| Exposure: | Full Sun |
| Bark Type: | Smooth |
| Soil Type | Loamy, Well Drained, Acidic |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Leaf Color: | Green |
| Fall Color: | Red |