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

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 ...

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 ...

∎ 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.