Callery Pear is represented by various cultivars in the nursery trade and the species itself is rarely offered. Good tolerance of compacted, dry, or poorly drained soils. Prune to improve branching habit. They are limited in winter hardiness in much of the upper midwest. Older trees often suffer considerable breakage in ice or wind storms.
Some cultivars are susceptible to fireblight.
It has an excellent maroon red fall color. Some of the newer cultivars are hardier. Not recommended in the upper midwest. Chanticleer TM - has a narrow pyramidal crown that becomes more oval with age. All rights reserved.