Bradford pear trees stink... literally. But there are many other reasons you will want to remove this invasive, ...

Japanese Honeysuckle, Callery Pears and other non-native plants can be a nuisance in your garden, and soon they could be ...

Blueberries, figs and small fruits like blackberries are easily grown in the home garden. Blueberries are delightful eaten ...

Species like spotted lanternflies, zebra mussels and wild pigs are popping up around the commonwealth. Here's how to handle ...

Callery pear trees, though once popular, are now illegal to plant, grow or sell in Ohio due to their invasive nature. The trees spread easily as birds eat their fruit and disperse the seeds widely.

A Bradford pear tree in bloom is a sure sign that springtime is in the air. You may have noticed the trees by the delicate white flowers they carry, adding to the beautiful seasonal backdrop. However, ...

Reviled. Despised. Singled out for eradication. Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden of Eden. Sales of this Asian native and its best-known ...

The first broad introduction of the Callery pear in the U.S. was in 1916 after pear orchards in Oregon were ravaged by a bacterial disease known as fire blight. Their Callery cousins were offered ...

Your joys will continue on for a while. Don’t let any of those develop. They will look harmless at first, but they’ll be Callery pears, the rootstock of Bradford pear.

On Jan. 7, 2023, it became illegal to sell flowering Callery pears in Ohio, which means we should not find Callery pears in any in-state nursery for sale. This is the case for the most part.

Callery pears — those virginal white spring glories that were once must-have ornamental trees for gardeners, city planners, park designers and landscape architects — have become villains of ...

In an attempt to clear space for the state's born-and-raised, the department deemed Callery pears invasive in January 2018. This decision spurred a five-year grace period during which the trees ...