The white blooms are a welcome sign of spring until their smell hits your nose. That offensive scent isn’t the only thing bothersome about Bradford pear trees. Their limbs are weak, and the ...

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 ...

Also, after board member Jeremy Rhodes lauded the landscape plan, he requested removal of one component, Bradford pear trees. "They do nothing for the environment and they smell really bad when ...

(NCCISMA) is a local non-regulatory agency; best known for invasive species control and education resources, NCCISMA is ...

Last spring a tree branch broke off and fell on a kindergartner, injuring him while he was attending school. Now the child’s family is suing the school district, claiming negligence and seeking ...

Dear Reader: Bradford and other ornamental pears are grafted ... Have them take the crown of the tree out as well as all major roots. Hopefully they’ll be easy to eliminate.

The parents of an Indiana student are suing after they say a tree branch fell on their son’s head, crushing his skull and ...

Gardeners who have apple or pear trees are being urged to inspect them this January for a potentially lethal disease. Alan Buckingham, author of Allotment Month By Month, suggests in his book's ...

On May 22, the 6-year-old boy was sitting outside under a Bradford pear tree at Sugar Creek Elementary School in New Palestine, according to a lawsuit filed by the boy’s parents. While the boy ...

Bare rooted pears can be planted at the onset of the rainy season and pear trees need good light levels to produce fruit and will thrive in a sunny and sheltered spot. They can grow as specimen ...