Chanticleer Flowering Pear

The Callery Pear tree, Pyrus calleryana, 'callery X Aristocrat cultivar', is a tight, narrow, pyramidal, thornless, ornamental pear tree. Callery Pear trees are very hardy and fast growing. This deciduous tree is a true 4-season tree with white flowers in early spring; shiny, dark green foliage in summer changes to long lasting, dramatic shades of red & purple in mid to late autumn. In winter the tight, narrow form is a refined silhouette in the landscape. They are an excellent choice for a trouble-free, beautiful addition in any landscape situation. Some specimens appear almost columnar in habit. The growth habit is dense, narrowly pyramidal, and evenly branched with crisp glossy green foliage. Oval, glossy green leaves turn an attractive reddish purple in autumn. It has a heavy abundance of single white flowers in the spring and outstanding reddish-orange to purple fall color. New growth shows a reddish tint. ... details