Dear Mr. Pramuk: I'm concerned about the tress growing at the intersection of Kaanapali and Hillcrest, by Silverado Country Club. I think they're ornamental pears. They seem to have a blight of some ...
A popular TikTok is sounding the alarm on one of the most common — and most harmful — trees planted in yards across the ...
Bradford pears aren't the only fruit tree you should stay away from. Experts also caution against a few other varieties, like ...
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 ...
A stunning and very popular pear tree is set to be banned in Kansas because they are growing 'so aggressively' that agricultural officials fear it will eventually damage natural ecosystems. Callery ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The Bradford pear tree is a tale of good intentions gone bad. This common flowering tree does have ...
Pear trees are a wonderful, very hardy addition to any yard or garden. But young fruit trees establishing roots benefit from proper timing, and fall is ideal.
The City of Reno's Urban Forestry Commission cares for 2,140 Bradford pear trees. That makes it the most common publicly maintained tree in the city, at about 8% of the total inventory. That doesn't ...
As you drive around town this time of year, one of the first trees to bloom is the Bradford, or Callery, pear tree. They are covered in big white flowers and, with nothing else blooming yet, you can ...
FORT KNOX, Ky. — Their flowers are the envy of Central Kentucky in the spring, causing many to admire them. But the fact is, Callery pear trees, commonly known as Bradford pears, are not worth it, say ...
The Callery pear tree’s aesthetically pleasing, upward-facing branch structure meant limbs would rip and fly off during storms, threatening to injure people and damage cars and homes. Kelly Oten / ...