Bradford pear trees are a pretty sight, but they produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio. Here's what to ...

Let me back up and explain. Ornamental pear trees (many of you call them Bradford pears) have one of the worst branching habits of any tree ever released in the trade. This tree has a number of ...

In January 2023, buying and selling the tree officially became illegal in Ohio, and for a number of reasons. The tree is native to China and was brought over in the early 1900s to replace another type ...

but one flowering tree actually causes an ugly invasive problem.Bradford Pear trees are easy to spot in Ohio, with many lining the local roadways with their brilliant white flowers, but they’ve ...

The city of Herculaneum and a few other online sources have recently posted helpful tips for pruning Bradford pear trees.

A Bradford pear tree in bloom is a sure sign ... in old fields," said Clemson University. ∎ A flowering cultivar of Pyrus calleryana, a tree native to Asia. ∎ They are commonly planted as ...

Thousands of Bradford pears are in bloom for the next few weeks. But good news: The city has a moratorium on planting new ones on public property.

The snarl of a chainsaw never sounds sweeter than when slicing through the trunk of a nasty Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana). I have railed against the spring-blooming, white-flowering tree for years.