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

Bradford pear trees are notorious for limbs that split in wind, heavy snow and ice, but the newer varieties were bred to have much stronger wood. They are a beautiful tree when they bloom to their ...

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 ...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” as the saying goes — but when it comes to Bradford pear trees, the nose often ...

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 ...