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, it ...

It's officially spring in Greater Cincinnati, meaning you've probably seen white-flowering Callery pear trees blooming all over the city. The Callery pear tree − also known as the Bradford pear tree − ...

Did you know one of the best trees for fall foliage is actually banned in Ohio? Meet the Bradford pear tree. As of January 2023, it became illegal to plant, grow, and sell this tree in Ohio due to its ...

The Missouri legislature approved a law that would ban the sale of multiple invasive plants, including burning bush and Callery pear. The species choke out native plants and cause issues for ...

Along the sidewalks of many towns, showy white blooms of Callery pear trees signal the arrival of spring. But they don’t bring a smile to everyone’s face. “Pyrus calleryana has earned a reputation as ...

Bradford pear trees are blooming throughout Virginia now, and while they are beautiful, experts warn they are invasive and should be removed. The white flowers have a pungent fishy aroma, and the ...

ST. LOUIS — A foul fish-smelling odor has descended on the St. Louis region, and local fish fries aren't to blame. Countless Bradford pear, or Callery pear, trees across the area have started to bud, ...

MISSOURI, USA — Conservation groups around Missouri have issued a bounty on all the heads of Bradford pears and Callery pears rooted in the state. The group will host a "buyback" program. Anyone who ...

But...but, they're so beautiful!! We are on the brink of Callery pear bloom in early April. Our roadsides and abandoned fields have since exploded into a sea of white ...

The Callery pear is an ornamental pear that is native to Asia. If you look around now you can recognize this these trees by the abundant white blooms. They seem to be everywhere from homesites to the ...

As Callery pear trees, otherwise known as Bradford pears, begin to bloom in abundance, Kentucky meteorologist Brad Maushart has taken it upon himself to offer a little pruning advice to the Southeast.

Daniel Patterson, a sophomore at John Handley High School, walks home from school below blooming Bradford pear trees on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Winchester, Va. Their beauty and supposed ...