Sales of this Asian native and its best-known cultivar, the Bradford pear, have been banned in three states: Ohio, ...

Bradford pear trees may be visually appealing, but their drawbacks far outweigh their brief beauty. While their white blooms ...

You can't miss the sight of those white-flowered trees each spring - or their unpleasant smell either. Here's why they seem to be everywhere.

PIPESTONE — The Pipestone County Master Gardeners will host three different sessions on apple and pear tree grafting — at 9 a ...

I had a friend ask me about his Bradford pear this past week. Bradfords across the county are now in full bloom with ...

Homeowners are invited to replace an invasive species with a fresh, free tree. The Missouri Department of Conservation along ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missourians with a foul-smelling invasive Callery Pear Tree can now register for a buyback program that will replace it with a native sapling. Also known as Bradford ...

Create a strong branch structure to hold the growing fruit Create fruiting wood where you want to pick the fruit Allow light ...

Reviled. Despised. Singled out for eradication. Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden of Eden. Sales of this Asian native and its best-known ...

Bradford pear trees may be visually appealing, but their drawbacks far outweigh their brief beauty. While their white blooms signal the arrival of spring, they emit an unpleasant odor reminiscent ...