Cleveland Select Pear — Screening Trees WA Gardens Rely On
The Cleveland Select Pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Cleveland Select') is one of the most widely planted screening trees in WA, and one of the most reliable ornamental pears available in Perth. With its dense upright growth habit, spectacular white spring blossom, and vivid yellow, orange, and plum-red autumn foliage, it's a screening tree that delivers genuine beauty alongside practical garden performance.
 
A Proven Screening Tree for Perth and WA
The Cleveland Select is valued across Perth for its strong, dense upright form that makes it naturally effective as a screening tree in WA gardens, driveways, and streetscapes. At maturity it reaches 8 to 11 metres tall and 6 metres wide — giving it a fuller, more substantial canopy than narrower ornamental pear varieties, and creating a denser natural screen that suits larger boundary and avenue plantings.
 
It's highly disease resistant and tolerates wind well — two important qualities for screening trees in WA's sometimes exposed garden conditions. It's also one of the more structurally sound ornamental pears, with strong branch attachment that makes it a reliable long-term investment for Perth gardens and streetscapes.
 
Whether you're looking for screening trees in WA for a boundary planting, a driveway avenue, or a street verge, the Cleveland Select delivers consistent performance season after season.
 
Spectacular Through Every Season
In spring the Cleveland Select produces masses of delicate white blossoms that smother the canopy before the leaves emerge — one of the most impressive spring flowering displays of any screening tree available in WA. Through summer the dense glossy green foliage provides a full, lush screen. Then in autumn the foliage shifts through brilliant shades of yellow, orange, and plum-red before dropping cleanly for winter.
 
Key Features at a Glance
Mature height: 8 – 11 metres
Mature width: 6 metres
Aspect: Full sun
Soil: Humus-rich, well-drained soils; adapts to Perth's sandy soils with good preparation
Deciduous: Yes — yellow, orange and plum-red autumn colour
Spring flowering: Yes — masses of white blossom
Disease resistant: Yes — highly resistant
Wind tolerant: Yes
Best suited to: Screening trees in WA gardens, street planting, avenue planting, parks, Perth suburban gardens
 
Growing Cleveland Select Pear as a Screening Tree in Perth
Plant in full sun in well-drained, reasonably fertile soil. Enrich Perth's sandy soils with organic matter at planting time for best results. Water regularly while establishing through Perth's dry summers, and apply a quality mulch around the base to retain moisture and promote healthy root development.
Once established it's a low-maintenance screening tree that requires very little ongoing care — just occasional pruning in late winter to maintain shape and remove any crossing branches.
 
Best Suited To
Screening trees along boundary fences and driveways in Perth
Street and avenue planting across WA suburbs
Parks and large residential gardens needing a substantial screening tree
Any WA garden wanting effective screening combined with white spring blossom and autumn colour
 
Order Your Cleveland Select Pear Screening Tree Online
Perth Trees Direct delivers healthy, established Cleveland Select Pear screening trees direct to your door across the Perth metro area. Professional planting and installation can be added using the dropdown above. Contact us at info@perthtreesdirect.com.au if you have any questions about whether the Cleveland Select is the right screening tree for your WA property.