JEFFERSON CITY — Plant and tree nurseries in Missouri soon will be prohibited from selling a handful of fast-spreading ...

Bradford pear trees stink... literally. But there are many other reasons you will want to remove this invasive, tire-puncturing tree from your property.

The state’s Invasive Plant Council pushed for the ban over the past several years in an effort to protect Missouri’s working ...

All those white blooming trees you see now are an environmental disaster happening right before your very eyes, says this opinion writer.

The Bradford pear is the most well-known type of Callery pear tree, and it was specifically cultivated to be non-fruiting—a desirable quality for trees grown in lawn areas.

But the Bradford pear doesn't do that, and yet we still subject ourselves to it. We accept it as if it’s just some unchangeable law of nature, when in reality the tree is literally at war with ...

A Bradford pear tree in bloom is a sure sign that springtime is in the air. You may have noticed the trees by the delicate white flowers they carry, adding to the beautiful seasonal backdrop.

As you drive around town this time of year, one of the first trees to bloom is the Bradford, or Callery, pear tree. They are covered in big white flowers and, with nothing else blooming yet, you ...

All those white blooming trees you see now are an environmental disaster happening right before your very eyes, says this opinion writer.

All those white blooming trees you see now are an environmental disaster happening right before your very eyes, says this opinion writer.

All those white blooming trees you see now are an environmental disaster happening right before your very eyes, says this opinion writer.

All those white blooming trees you see now are an environmental disaster happening right before your very eyes, says this opinion writer.