Bradford pear trees were once popular but now considered an invasive species. They smell bad and harm native ecosystems. Why ...

The Bradford pear after an ice storm. The best treatment for these ornamental trees? Eradicate them. The trees are spreading and killing much-needed native species. Johnson County Extension Once the ...

The white flowers of Bradford pear trees that bloom every year are an early sign of spring. The trees make for a pretty sight while cruising down a neighborhood street or strolling through the park, ...

This past week I was at the pool doing my normal laps and one of my friends who asks questions of me regularly asked about the white blooming trees that smelled so bad. It seems pears have dominated ...

If you find sticky, amber-colored droplets on your pear tree, your tree could be infected with fire pear blight, a bacterial disease caused by Erwinia amylovora. Unfortunately, this pathogen can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The South Carolina Forestry Commission cautions against planting Bradford pear trees. It was love at first sight with the Bradford ...

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 ...

It was love at first sight with the Bradford pear tree. Lollipop-shaped and beautiful year-round, its white flowers are among the fist signs of spring in South Carolina. Landowners across the state ...