Distinctive for its narrow shape, lots of white spring flowers and pretty reddish-purple autumn colour.

They can manage a wide range of sites including quite dry conditions, slightly alkaline soils, urban demands, and air pollution and are less prone to the structural issues faced by other earlier ornamental pear varieties.

The narrow canopy spread makes it useful for restricted spaces like parking bays, narrow medians, tight garden positions or avenue plantings while its symmetrical shape can be used in more formal landscapes. Typically deep roots but also laterally spreading.