Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the years, Callery pear, or Bradford pear, (Pyrus calleryana) has become one of the most widely planted ornamental trees in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reviled. Despised. Singled out for eradication. Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of ...

If there's a pretty white-flowering tree in front of your house in spring, chances are it's Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana), also known as Callery pear. The white blooms are a welcome sign of spring ...

The 'Bradford' pear tree (Pyrus calleryana) was inescapable in the 1980s. It's a Callery pear tree cultivar with stunning white flowers that bloom in early spring. Touted as an affordable, sturdy tree ...

Picture this: You're enjoying a casual stroll on a sunny spring day, taking in the gorgeous weather, blooming plants, and subtle breeze, when all of a sudden, a putrid-smelling punch stops you in your ...

A tree that has been a staple of Kansas landscaping for decades will soon be placed under a statewide quarantine. Beginning ...

When the Bradford pear trees are in bloom in early spring, you pretty much can't miss them; you see the lovely white blossoms on trees everywhere - and you smell that not-nearly-so-lovely fishy odor ...

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 ...

New Canaan Tree Warden Bruce Pauley is standing by his decision to remove and replace five Bradford pear trees in the village. And safety remains his top concern. Pauley held a hearing last week to ...

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.

Throughout the long and varied history of horticulture, there have been and continue to be practices and products that catch on with the gardening public that in reality have no place in the garden.