Cleveland Pear

Cleveland Select (also sold as 'Cleveland Pear') is a Callery pear cultivar selected for a narrower, more symmetrical form and tighter branch angles than the original 'Bradford' pear, reducing — though not eliminating — the risk of storm and snow-load limb failure that made older Callery pear cultivars notorious.

It produces heavy white spring bloom followed by dark green summer foliage and consistent burgundy-red fall color, making it a popular narrow street or boulevard tree where a compact silhouette is needed.

• Mature Size: 30–40 ft tall | 15–20 ft wide
• Growth Rate: Fast
• Form: Narrow, pyramidal, symmetrical
• Flower Color: White, heavy spring bloom
• Fall Color: Burgundy-red
• Structural Note: Tighter branch angles than older Callery pear cultivars, but included bark can still develop and should be monitored

Narrow, uniform form suits boulevard and streetscape plantings across the Front Range

Tolerates alkaline clay soils and urban planting conditions well

Structural pruning in early years is still recommended given Colorado's heavy, wet spring snow events

Fast growth provides quicker canopy establishment than many ornamental alternatives

• Plant in full sun in well-drained soil
• Begin structural pruning in the first few years to reinforce a single dominant leader
• Avoid crowding — provide adequate spacing for the narrow but dense canopy
• Water deeply during establishment; reduce watering once mature

• Included bark at branch unions can still develop despite improved structure
• Fire blight susceptibility during wet spring conditions
• Increasingly discouraged or restricted in some regions due to invasive seedling spread — verify local guidance before planting

• Boulevard, streetscape, and HOA plantings needing a uniform narrow form
• Fast-establishing ornamental spring bloom and fall color
• Sites with limited canopy width