This Chanticleer cultivar is the same as the 'Cleveland Select' and 'Stone Hill.' It is just about the most upright, narrow growing form that, therefore, has the least tendency to break in storms from its brittle wood. I still have seen some get broken up in various strong storms. Right now it is the most commonly planted cultivar, and several other cultivars as the oldest one of 'Bradford' were discontinued because of breakage problems. It is a Scanlon introduction, patented in 1965. It makes a good tough tree for parking lots and parkways along streets, but it is not a worthy ornamental tree for a good site in a residential yard. Unfortunately it bears the little brown pears that some birds as Starlings can spread into the countryside to become an invasive plant.

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