As an urban landscaping option, a certain ornamental, flowering pear tree might be nice and compact — even with a bit of an odorous downside. After some unfortunate cross-breeding between ...

In a crackdown on invasive plants, the state Department of Agriculture has enacted phased-in sale bans of Japanese barberries, flowering pear trees (a.k.a. “Bradford” or callery pears), and ...

Ridding wild callery pear trees from pastures, disturbed areas, under power lines, and in natural areas can be costly. They can also have a sizable environmental impact which results from their ...

The Callery pear, a widely popular ornamental tree commonly sold under the names Bradford pear, Cleveland pear and flowering pear, has been added to Pennsylvania’s Controlled Plant and Noxious ...

Johnson said he first noticed how invasive the wild pear trees were when the nursery stopped production on a parcel of land that was going to ... Other states are also working to control the wild ...

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 ...

Bradford pear trees are banned in a few states. More are looking to replace, eradicate them. Bradford pear trees, which can help spread wild, thorny Callery pear trees, are becoming a target of ...

For those same reasons, it is also illegal to plant, sell of grow Bradford pear trees in Ohio. The trees were banned in 2023 and are also included in Ohio's list of invasive plants.. In November ...