Most pear tree varieties require cross-pollination from a companion tree, while some are self-pollinating. Consider growing ...

Stinky but handsome and widely popular landscape trees have spawned aggressive invaders, creating thickets that overwhelm ...

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 ...

Bradford pear trees give off an unpleasant odor ... It is tolerant to a range of soil types and moisture types, and it grows quickly, displacing other species. Invasive species are typically ...

While the profuse show of brilliant white flowers of Callery pear ( Pyrus calleryana) might seem a welcome sight in the still brown and gray landscape of central Ohio in early April, this non-native ...

What is so wrong with the Invasive Callery pear tree? Besides their smell, they may seem harmless. However, when any of the different varieties cross-pollinate, their fertile seeds spread far and ...

The fruit rotted on the trees or fell to the ground before harvesting ... as well as global warming and other factors. Pear varieties harvested in autumn, such as Niitaka, are particularly ...