Cultivar	Comments
Aristocrat	Pyramidal to broadly pyramidal; branches more horizontal and wider angle than Bradford; wavy leaves are more glossy than Bradford; consistent yellow to red fall color; thornless; more susceptible to fire blight than Bradford; 40' with 20' spread
Autumn Blaze	Reddish purple fall color; upright with pyramidal crown; highly susceptible to fire blight
Bradford	Vigorous; red-orange, yellow to red fall color; lacks a main trunk so branch angles are weak; 50' with 40' spread
Capital	Coppery fall color; upright and narrow; modest resistance to fire blight; 35 to 40'
Chanticleer	Upright pyramidal; reddish purple fall color; thornless; leaves narrower than Bradford; 35 to 40'' tall and 16' wide
Faurieri	Pyramidal form; yellow to red fall color earlier than Bradford; drops leaves early; wider crotch angles and not as stiff; thornless
Paradise (Dancer)	Excellent branch structure; young leaves are silvery changing to green; flowers 3 weeks after Bradford
Pizazz	Smaller than Bradford; ruffled leaf margins; better branch structure than Bradford
Redspire	Narrow pyramidal form; develops mostly yellow to red fall color earlier than Bradford; thornless; slower grower; not as stiff looking as Bradford; susceptible to fire blight; 40'; flowers larger than Bradford
Trinity	Tight rounded head; 30'; orange red fall color; little fruit
Whitehouse	Columnar pyramidal form; 35 to 40'; upward arching branches; long narrow leaves; red to reddish purple fall color earlier than Bradford