The Virginia Department of Forestry recently hosted a one-day tree exchange to encourage residents to remove invasive Callery pear trees.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia landowners who are willing to remove a certain invasive tree from their properties can get a new, native tree for free through an upcoming tree exchange event. The ...

Indiana has rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but the ornamental plant trade, globalization and development have introduced new threats to these ecosystems. IndyStar is ...

As Missouri becomes the latest state to ban the sale of Callery pear trees, researchers at MU are using artificial intelligence and satellite imagery to track them down. The ornamental tree, known for ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A research team at the University of Missouri is using artificial intelligence to monitor the spread of invasive Callery pear trees across the state, specifically focusing on ...

Every public street and park tree will be counted. The fourth tree census in New York City history is underway. It is time for the Trees Count census, only the fourth tree census in New York City ...

Invasive plants are meeting their match. Driven by the desire to protect Missouri's ecosystems, a University of Missouri research team created a low-cost method to track the spread of invasive Callery ...

Grayson Selsor works to remove invasive Callery pear trees on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the intersection of Interstate 64 and Interstate 270. Selsor organized the tree removal for his Eagle Scout ...

MISSOURI — A Missouri bill that would ban Callery and Bradford pear trees, including five other invasive plants, is headed to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk. The state legislature passed the ban earlier this ...

Missouri lawmakers have banned the sale or transport of six invasive plant species, including Callery pear trees. The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2029 — to give sellers time to replace their ...

Bradford pear trees were introduced as a decorative tree, but oooh that smell. Those nasty trees that smell like rotting fish can no longer be bought, sold, or distributed by Missouri plant nurseries ...