The white flower of the ornamental pear attracts insects — but to make sure they attract the right type of insect, the flowers produce a unique smell. "Most floral scents function to attract ...

The "Chanticleer" Callery Pear was selected as the "Urban Tree of the Year" in 2005 by trade arborist magazine City Trees for its unique combination of resistance to blight and limb breakage ...

The tree quickly became a favorite in landscaping for its adaptability, its flowering color and its rounded crown. This March 10, 2022, image provided by Kelly Oten Shows a "Bradford" callery pear ...

One of the most well-known types of flowering pear trees is 'Bartlett', which is also typically found on most grocery store shelves.This tree grows quite large, sprawling up to 20 feet tall, so it ...

Fireblight is spread to susceptible trees by bees (disappointing, I know). During flowering, honeybees carry infectious pollen from one tree to another. Ornamental flowering pears are a major ...

York’s iconic white flowering pear trees' days are numbered, so enjoy their display of blooms this week while you can. The flowering pear trees along Market Street surrounding Continental Square ...

Bradford pear trees are considered malodorous, according to the Spruce, a home and garden site. The foul odor that drifts from the trees’ white or pink flowers is to attract pollinators.

Callery pear trees (Pyrus calleryana) were introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture as ornamental landscape trees in the mid-1960s, USA TODAY reports.

CINCINNATI — Flowers and trees are starting to bloom across Ohio, but not all things in bloom are a good thing. The Callery pear tree is starting to bloom across the state and is easy to spot ...

CINCINNATI — Blooming trees and flowers are a classic sign of spring, but one flowering tree actually causes an ugly invasive problem. Bradford Pear trees are easy to spot in Ohio, with many ...

During flowering, honeybees carry infectious pollen from one tree to another. Ornamental flowering pears are a major source of fireblight. They can be infected, but unfortunately not killed by the ...