Across the Upstate, the fluffy white blooms of Bradford pear trees are beginning to show up, causing delight for some and pure hatred for others.Why is a tree, described a few decades ago as “ideal” ...
When people think of spring, they often picture flowers and trees blooming. And if you live in the U.S. Northeast, Midwest or South, you have probably seen a medium-sized tree with long branches, ...
It's officially spring in Greater Cincinnati, meaning you've probably seen white-flowering Callery pear trees blooming all over the city. The Callery pear tree − also known as the Bradford pear tree − ...
Oh, the ubiquitous Bradford Pear tree – a flashback to the 60s when it was all the rage for landscapes with its lollipop shape, fast growth rate, prolific white spring blooms and luscious red fall ...
As warm weather returns to Kansas, so does a distinctive springtime odor that many liken to rotting fish. The overwhelming aroma is the result of an invasive species. The Callery pear tree, which ...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Property owners with Callery pear (also known as Bradford pear) trees can swap the invasive species for a Missouri native tree in April. Property owners can cut down one (or more) ...
The Bradford pear was the best tree — glorious blooms in spring and fiery foliage in the fall, fast growing, not too tall. In the 1960s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture envisioned cities with the ...
Callery or Bradford pear trees are starting to show up in many eastern forests. Once established, the invasive trees are hard to eradicate, a biologist warns. A popular imported tree that became a ...