Bradford pear trees bloom along 21st Street near the Sedgwick County Park in this 2017 file photo. Fernando Salazar The Wichita Eagle A popular tree in the Wichita area could be the thing that’s ...

Bradford pears were bred as "city trees," and have been used to adorn urban and suburban yards, said Ariel Whitely-Noll, communications director for the Kansas Forest Service. Bradford pear trees ...

Bradford pear trees: Kansas, Missouri and North Carolina among other states taking action. Callery pears trees can be found in "the eastern U.S. from New Jersey to Illinois and south to Texas, ...

The Kansas Department of Agriculture is considering new regulations, such as a quarantine, on invasive Bradford pear trees and other varieties of the Callery pear.

Efforts are underway to curb the growth of Callery pear trees -- including the Bradford variety -- in Kansas and in other parts of the United States. By Phil Anderson Published : Apr. 27, 2023 at ...

These trees that are covered in white flowers during the spring give off a smell that Kansas City residents want gone. Here’s why local organizations are working to get them removed.

The Callery pear tree, also known as the Bradford pear tree, pops up around the area in the early spring. The Kansas Department of Agriculture ordered a quarantine against these trees, which will ...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kansas could become the next state to ban you from planting pear trees. You probably know them as “Bradford pears” or the trees with the pretty white flowers that smell ...

Q: My home state of Kansas is going to ban Bradford pear trees in 2027. I like this tree and was thinking of buying another one as a local nursery is having a sale. Is the tree as bad as they say ...

For decades, the stately looking, white-flowered Bradford pear tree had a good reputation. One Topeka-area service organization celebrated Arbor Day in 2011 by planting a Bradford pear. But things ...

Starting in 2027 there will be a quarantine on Callery pear trees per the Kansas Department of Agriculture. This means Callery pear trees won't be allowed to come into Kansas.

For decades, the stately looking, white-flowered Bradford pear tree had a good reputation. One Topeka-area service organization celebrated Arbor Day in 2011 by planting a Bradford pear. But things ...