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 ...

Bradford pear trees are an invasive species, ... Admired for its toughness and fast growth, the Callery pear was also used to create new ornamental varieties, such as Bradford pear.

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 ...

One reason plant breeders tried new types of Callery pear trees: Bradford trees, which can grow to 20-feet-to-30-feet-tall, are also prone to splitting and breaking, especially in windy weather.

“Few trees possess every desired attribute, but the Bradford ornamental pear comes unusually to close to the ideal.” Modern varieties of Callery pear produce an explosion of white flowers in ...

And, as of January, all varieties of Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) ... Ornamental pear trees to be banned in Ohio in 2023 Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

That’s not the only reason Bradford pear trees are problematic. Originally thought to be sterile, the Bradford pear tree easily cross-pollinates with other pear tree types.

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 ...

York City will remove Bradford Pear trees from Market Street starting in August. The trees, planted in the 1970s, have become a hazard due to their overgrown branches.

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.

Ornamental pear trees are illegal to sell or plant in Ohio, ... That is the first area of confusion, because the Callery pear has many varieties, such as Bradford pear and Cleveland Select, ...