Residents who wish to remove Bradford pear trees from their property are encouraged to contact a licensed tree professional ...

The Bradford pear (Pyrus callerana "Bradford") was originally developed as a way to help control fire blight in pear trees. Fire blight can be a devastating bacterial disease in fruit trees. In the ...

though the Tennessee Invasive Plant Council lists the Bradford/callery pear tree at an established threat level. Even so, if the smell or the thorny branches or just the sight of them everywhere bugs ...