Ohio and Pennsylvania programs aim to stop the spread of the invasive Callery pear tree, which has taken over the two states ...

Ever walk past a beautiful, white-flowered tree and then notice an unpleasant smell? You probably stumbled upon the Bradford ...

Welcome!! This is the first episode of Nature Quest, a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your ...

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 ...

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

The temperatures may be undecided about the season, but the captivating ornamental pear trees (Pyrus calleryana) lining Main ...

We're all familiar with apples and pears, but there are many other fruit trees that produce edible fruit. Perhaps not as ...

Bradford (also known as Callery) pear trees are a pretty sight, but produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio.

If you're a gardener in the more tropical USDA hardiness zones 10 through 11, you're in for a treat if you plant a particularly fragrant orange-flowering tree that will bring the hummers and ...

Blossom trees, such as crab apple and flowering cherries, are among the most inspiring sights of spring and offer brilliant ways to light up your garden.

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 festival celebrated the blooming of the ornamental pear trees along Beech Street that occurs every year at this time. (Photo courtesy of Shona Levy) “What a great feeling to welcome in ...