With the ban of the non-native Callery pear in Ohio, there are several homegrown trees you can plant instead.

The dank smell of the ornamental pear blossom attracts honey bees and flies, specifically, hover flies. And there's a good, but smelly, reason.

They can be infected, but unfortunately not killed by the disease. If you look at an ornamental pear, you’ll often see blackened branch tips similar to what you’re seeing on your Asian pear.

I like redbuds so much that I collect them. So far, the collection includes a red-leaved form, a weeping green-leaved form, a weeping red-leaved form, a white-flowering form, several plants of the ...

This ornamental pear tree has trunk damage, and if not removed, it likely will fall.

The Callery pear tree, native to Asia, is favored for its fast growth, white flowers, glossy leaves and stress tolerance. But the tree is difficult to control and maintain; here's what to know.

Here's one way to help in Kansas and Missouri. It’s the perfect time of year to do birds and butterflies a solid — by killing an invasive, ornamental and all-too-common pear tree.

Webeler said there are native, non-invasive trees that are great alternatives, such as a weeping cherry tree or a flowering peach tree. “Plant diversity," he said.

So are fruit trees, including ornamental crab apples and weeping cherry and pear trees. Not all suckers are due to grafting. “Some kinds of suckers can be a sign of stress,” Janoski said.

Trees are welcome additions in most backyards. Yet, this is only true when the tree suits your space. If you have a small ...

Fireblight is spread to susceptible trees by bees (disappointing, I know). During flowering, honeybees carry infectious pollen from one tree to another.