Chanticleer Flowering Pear

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