They might look pretty, but Callery pear trees are an invasive species in the US and have the potential to cause chaos in the ...

While it can produce stunning blooms, this tree’s odor has been compared to dead fish, vomit, and urine, to name just a few ...

they readily cross-pollinate with other varieties of pear. This results in fruit production in subsequent generations of trees that are fertile. Beyond their overabundance and displacement of ...

Bradford pear trees are an invasive species, and their beauty is one of the problems. Have you gone on a walk around your neighborhood recently? If so, you may have stumbled across a big ...

Those nasty trees that smell like rotting fish can no longer be bought, sold, or distributed by Missouri plant nurseries ...

Spring has sprung, and the flowers are blooming. Though it should be smelling pleasant this time of the year, you might walk past the Bradford pear tree and hold your breath. As of January 2023 ...

ODNR says Callery pear trees have numerous cultivated varieties that can cross-pollinate with each other and produce viable fruit. The most commonly used cultivar is Bradford. Other common ...

the Bradford pear tree easily cross-pollinates with other pear tree types. It’s so invasive it crowds out other native plants and provides little to no food for insects, according to The Spruce.

state forestry officials have launched a program that provides landowners with a free replacement tree in exchange for cutting down a Bradford pear. The now-ubiquitous species was selectively bred ...

The Missouri legislature approved a law that would ban the sale of multiple invasive plants, including burning bush and ...

They’re so problematic, officials in some states have issued a bounty for it. The species, the Callery pear tree, has a complicated origin story in the U.S. Originally imported from Asia in 1909 ...