Bloomfield Avenue is Blooming

Spring is blooming in Verona and with it more than 30 new trees recently planted along the south side of Bloomfield Avenue, from Brookdale all the way to Lakeside Ave. The tags on the trees show that these are Pyrus Calleryana 'Cleveland Select'

Also known as 'Chanticleer', 'Select', or 'Stone Hill', increasingly popular and with several cultivar names, a good urban tolerant cultivar, densely flowering and with good red-orange fall color, with an upright pyramidal form, to 35' tall by 20' wide

The Callery Pear is a tree that is commonly seen in new developments and malls, and rightly so, as it has wonderful spring flowers. It tolerates heat, drought, and compacted soils, so needs little attention. Some of the original species had limb formation that allowed easy splitting in freezing weather, but the "Bradford" variety resists this problem. The leaves are about 1.5 to 3 inches in length and width, and dark green in color. It grows in climate zones 5 - 8, and is a relatively fast grower.

Take a moment to walk by these wonderful young trees and admire their flowers. Just imagine how beautiful and inviting Verona’s downtown is going to be for years to come.