A Callery pear tree may look appealing at a glance, but its lovely blossoms mask an aggressive nature. Here's what to do if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's officially spring in Ohio, meaning you've probably seen white-flowering Callery pear trees blooming all over the region. The ...

The delicate white flower clusters of the Bradford pear tree make a stunning sight in spring, but it's not enough to distract ...

Q: We had a Bradford pear that suddenly, with no warning at all, fell over in a brisk windstorm last March. It could have fallen onto our house, into the neighbor’s fence, or over our landscape, so at ...

Callery pear trees line a street in Kansas City, Missouri. This species, popular for its flowers, is a healthy part of nature in its native Asia. But it becomes highly invasive in North America, ...

As of 2023, it is illegal to sell, plant or grow Callery pear trees in Ohio, with similar bans to hit other states in 2024. By Ryan W. McEwan / The Conversation Published Mar 8, 2023 9:00 PM EST This ...

A state regulatory agency determined the six plant species pose a risk to Michigan’s environment, economy, and/or public health.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With spring in full bloom across West Michigan, there is at least one tree that plant biologists would like to kill off across the state: the callery pear. The callery ...

Michigan officials have identified six plants, including a once-popular ornamental tree, for its list of restricted or prohibited species.