ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The Bradford pear trees are incredibly invasive and non-native species that have spread rapidly ...

Alas, not all fruit-bearing trees deserve a spot in your home landscape for varying reasons. To elaborate, invasive trees ...

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 ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — As it gets a little warmer out you may have noticed some trees are budding, particularly white Bradford pear trees. While these trees can be aesthetically pleasing and ...

Over the last 25 years I have had Bradford, Aristocrat and Cleveland Select pear trees in my yard. I have had the latter two in my yard for the last 15 years and have yet to see the first thorn.

Ornamental Pear Trees, one of the earliest-to-bloom trees in San Diego, are just beginning to bear their white flowers. The ...

A partridge in a pear tree might be what your true love gave to you on the first day of this Christmas, but unfortunately, I ...

Ornamental pear, Pyrus calleryana, includes a number of specific cultivars or varieties of trees. The variety ‘Bradford’ is the most famous. Other varieties include ‘Aristocrat,’ ‘Autumn ...

Let me explain. Pear trees, specifically the ornamental cultivar Bradford pear, are looked down upon by many modern gardeners, landscapers and conservationists for a number of reasons. We’ll get ...