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 ...

As the growing demand for charcoal and firewood hastens the decline of shea trees in Ghana, communities living on the fringes ...

Pyrus calleryana, also known as the Callery pear or Bradford Pear tree; according to several sources, have dense clusters of ...

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 ...

∎ Extremely invasive and fast-growing tree. ∎ Often form dense stands. ∎ Chokes out native trees and takes over open areas and fields. ∎ Large thorns can draw blood and puncture tires.

As a popular tree to the geography of Robeson County, these invasive trees may have caught your eye, appearing admirable with their white petaled clusters. But the truth behind the beauty of their ...

Missourians with a foul-smelling invasive Callery Pear Tree can now register for a buyback program that will replace it with ...