If I Plant Two Cleveland Select Pear(decorative Trees) Trees Six Feet Apart. Will They Fertilize , Bear Fruit?
I have two of those exact cultivars… Yes, they will get little “pears” that are a little less that 1/2″ in diameter and inedible. A little bit messy, but nothing like decorative plums. Some birds seem to like them.
I would plant them a little farther than 6′ apart, however, unless you want to do a lot of pruning or allow them to grow into one another. Although they are fairly upright, my trees have about a 12′ to 14′ spread.
Other than that, they are great trees – great flowers in the spring and red color in the fall and no root problems.
The other cultivar of Pyrus calleryana that we have I would also recommend.. it is called ‘Dancer’. It has a more spherical shape, but the thing I like is the leaves – they are a little more shiney and a move a little more in the wind so they shimmer somewhat like a cottonwood in the breeze.
May 11th 2010 • 01:05
by lindabor
I have two of those exact cultivars… Yes, they will get little “pears” that are a little less that 1/2″ in diameter and inedible. A little bit messy, but nothing like decorative plums. Some birds seem to like them.
I would plant them a little farther than 6′ apart, however, unless you want to do a lot of pruning or allow them to grow into one another. Although they are fairly upright, my trees have about a 12′ to 14′ spread.
Other than that, they are great trees – great flowers in the spring and red color in the fall and no root problems.
The other cultivar of Pyrus calleryana that we have I would also recommend.. it is called ‘Dancer’. It has a more spherical shape, but the thing I like is the leaves – they are a little more shiney and a move a little more in the wind so they shimmer somewhat like a cottonwood in the breeze.