Trade-marked. Conical crown shape to 35 feet tall with 16 foot spread, foliage turns brilliant red in the fall. Selected from a tree planted in Cleveland, Ohio. Plant Patent No. 2489 issued March 23, 1965. -- Santamour and McArdle, Journal of Arboriculture, April 1983. Chanticleer was discovered as a cultivated seedling in an ornamental planting. It was asexually produced by grafting on Callery pear understock at Edward H. Scanlon's nursery in Olmstead Falls, Ohio and also at his growing grounds in Oregon. It is recognized by its compact and distinct conical head shape, with branches departing from the trunk at an angle of about 40 degrees and turning upward and shortening as the branching approaches the top.
The 'Chanticleer' pear was found during the 1950s on streets in Cleveland, Ohio and noted for it's desirable characteristics. The pear was commercially introduced in 1965 by famous Scanlon Nursery and calling it the 'Chanticleer' Pear. It has been one of the most recommended trees by municipal arborists.