From a distance Bradford pears and dogwoods look similar, but these trees have distinct traits that can help you distinguish the invasive tree from a native.

Bradford pear trees were once a common choice for landscapers and homeowners. They're beautiful trees for spring flowering, ...

This Callery pear plant, or the Bradford pear, is an ornamental species native to ... The Callery pear trees (Pyrus calleryana) are growing and spreading at an alarming rate.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture website, “Callery pear, Pyrus calleryana ... two different varieties of trees will be planted, one will be flowering.

Callery pear trees (Pyrus calleryana) were introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture as ornamental landscape trees in the mid-1960s, USA TODAY reports. According to the 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 ...

Callery pear trees, or pyrus calleryana, are known to bloom in ... and advises residents to choose alternatives like flowering dogwoods, American plums, serviceberry trees or eastern redbuds ...

Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’, the first Callery pear cultivar, has a weak branch structure with ... and replacing any growing on your property with a native small flowering tree, such as Carolina ...

The Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana), often called the ... of a single species causes another significant problem: Ornamental pear trees are very susceptible to fire blight, a bacterial infection ...

The flowering Bradford Pear trees surround the intersection of Beaver ... Department of Agriculture website, “Callery pear, Pyrus calleryana, was added to the Pennsylvania noxious weed list ...