In 2019, a Bradford Pear Bounty program was launched to encourage members of the public to remove these troublesome trees ...

Any plant may become unwanted. Siberian elm, hackberry and redcedar trees sprout up all over my landscape. In some instances, these may be desirable trees. The majority of mine are weeds and removal ...

Some of the worst invasive trees in Missouri do have many native alternatives with similar characteristics. The Bradford ...

In times of stress, lilacs, magnolias, flowering crab apples and Callery pears will bloom in the fall. Here in the Kansas City metro area, the stressful conditions happen often, but spring ...

Bark – Light brown/gray; at maturity, bark has horizontal lenticels. The flowering pear (Pyrus calleryana), also commonly called Bradford or Callery pear, is native to East and Southeast Asia and was ...

It may look pretty in bloom, but don’t be fooled—its blossoms stink, and so does its invasive ways!

As a former gardener, I have planted, grown and cared for many trees in gardens across the UK and Italy. I have seen ...

The Callery pear – also known as the Bradford pear – has come under fire in recent decades. These ornamental exotic pears have historically been planted for their flowery blooms and fast ...

As part of its transparency initiative, the Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) has completed an “Urban Tree Canopy & ...