Description

A tall accent tree covered in attractive white flowers in spring followed by small inedible fruit, good fall color and a beautiful and symmetrical pyramidal shape, very ornamental and resistant to fireblight

Landscape Attributes

Aristocrat Ornamental Pear is a dense deciduous tree with a strong central leader and a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Aristocrat Ornamental Pear is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Aristocrat Ornamental Pear will grow to be about 40 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 25 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 5 feet from the ground, and should not be planted underneath power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.