The Flowering Pear . Pyrusis is the botanical name for all pears, ... Because of its shape and branching structure, the crown is less prone to branch breakage with heavy winter snow.

One thing I did notice was fruit. After 10 barren years, my fruitless pear tree suddenly became a mother. As it turns out, sterile trees can still produce fruit if there's a cross-pollinator nearby.

I like to force branches to bloom indoors with clippings from spring-flowering trees and shrubs. Prune those branches that are not essential to the plant’s basic shape or save branches from your ...

The snarl of a chainsaw never sounds sweeter than when slicing through the trunk of a nasty Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana). I have railed against the spring-blooming, white-flowering tree for years.

The small, pea-like flowers of Redbud bloom just after Serviceberry, about the time that the first flowering crabapples begin to flower. Redbuds feature large, heart-shaped leaves and seedpods ...

Bradford pear trees are a pretty sight, ... meaning you've probably seen white-flowering Callery pear trees blooming all over the city. ... with a round shape and wavy texture.