Common Name : Ornamental Pear tree
Highly ornamental deciduous trees providing masses of Spring blossom and Autumn colour. Chanticleer has a dense upright habit. It has small inedible fruit and greyish brown bark. Bradford has glossy, rounded leaves, a pyramidal shape and is a moderate to fast grower. Both turn shades of gold, reddish-orange and purple in Autumn. Masses of white flowers smother the tree in Spring. Hardy and disease resistant trees. Capital is another popular variety which is columnar and compact, growing 11m high by 3m wide. Its leaves change from dark green to reddish purple and it produces an abundance of white flowers in Spring