Beginning this coming week in Greater Columbus, we should start to see the full bloom of one of the most widely planted flowering trees, the Callery pear. The billowy white flowers of this popular and ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A shared project between Clemson University and the SC Forestry Commission is giving homeowners a chance to remove Bradford pears trees and replace them with native ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Property owners with Callery pear (also known as Bradford pear) trees can swap the invasive species for a Missouri native tree in April. Property owners can cut down one (or more) ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Although their early March blooms make them popular for many homeowners, some experts say the Bradford pear can have a negative impact as it crowds out other plant and tree ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (WSPA) – There’s an ongoing push to remove Bradford pear trees from South Carolina. Over the next few weeks, people will be able to exchange their Bradford pears in their yard for a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A tree popular in the late 1980s for landscaping has become an invasive species in East Tennessee. The trees were supposed to be sterile and not reproduce, but birds spread their ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missourians with a foul-smelling invasive Callery Pear Tree can now register for a buyback program that will replace it with a native sapling. Also known as Bradford pear ...

What ensued has become a widespread ecological disaster. The resulting pear trees have spread far and wide from where they were planted, stifling native biodiversity every step of the way. Decades ago ...

Sure, they're pretty, and their white blooms are a harbinger of spring. But they also omit an unpleasant odor reminiscent of rotten fish — and that's not even their biggest problem. Bradford pear ...