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Invasive tree begins to bloom across Ohio, releasing distinctive odor
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - An invasive tree is beginning to bloom across Ohio. According to WCMH, the Callery pear tree, a species ...
Garden: Bradford pear trees invade central Ohio
While the profuse show of brilliant white flowers of Callery pear ( Pyrus calleryana) might seem a welcome sight in the still brown and gray landscape of central Ohio in early April, this non-native ...
Smell something fishy? It may be this invasive tree that’s blooming in Ohio
An invasive tree species that is illegal to plant in Ohio has begun to bloom, and will soon fill the air with a distinctive ...
Bradford pear trees look pretty and smell like rotten fish. They're also illegal. But why?
Bradford pear trees are a pretty sight, but they produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio. Here's what to ...
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Organization offering ‘bounty’ for removal of invasive trees in central Ohio
A central Ohio organization has put a bounty on Callery pear trees, offering residents money to replace the invasive species ...
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Bradford pear trees are blooming with a bad reputation as invasive, smelly signs of spring
You can't miss the sight of those white-flowered trees each spring - or their unpleasant smell either. Here's why they seem ...
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Garden: Bradford pear trees invade central Ohio
It's easy right now to see the showy white flowers of this once ... and gray landscape of central Ohio in early April, this non-native tree is incredibly invasive and aggressive, displacing ...