Bradford pear trees stink... literally. But there are many other reasons you will want to remove this invasive, ...

Bradford pear trees belong to the Pyrus calleryana (Callery pear) species. Callery pear tree seeds were brought to the U.S. from China in 1916 to help breeders create fruit-bearing pear trees more ...

South Carolina put the Callery pear tree on its list of state plant pests in 2021 and passed a ban on the sale of Bradford pear trees and any trees grown using the Pyrus calleryana rootstock ...

So, I’d like to offer a little history of this infamous tree. Where did it come from, why is it so popular, why is it such an awful tree to plant, and some suggestions for better species to plant in ...

If the tree in question is Pyrus calleryana, the retailer should be reported to [email protected]. You can also share information about the ban and the reasons for it .

It's because caring for a pear tree is pretty simple. Asian pear trees (Pyrus pyrifolia) are the easiest to maintain because they handle water shortages and partial shade better than their ...

A: You are correct.The tree in question is a callery pear (Pyrus calleryana). These are ornamental pear trees bred to produce flowers and not edible fruit. They became very popular in the last ...

From beneath ruins, 9/11 rescue workers found an extensively damaged yet still alive Callery pear tree. Its roots and limbs were snapped, trunk blackened by smoldering rubble, yet it was still ...

Bradford pear trees are a pretty sight, but they produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio. Here's what to know.

Once the darling of the nursery industry, the Bradford pear, Pyrus calleryana, was originally heralded as the ideal landscape tree. Although researchers at the USDA worked to develop what they ...

Weeping silver pear is a small deciduous tree with an interesting and lovely effect in the garden. Its grayish leaves are long and narrow -- like a willow, which is how it gets its name ...

According to the Massachusetts Legacy Tree Program, the Endicott Pear Tree – a European pear tree named Pyrus communis – was planted between 1632 and 1649 by the first governor of the ...