Many people find the smell that emits from the Bradford Pear to closely resemble the smell of urine or rotting fish. It is meant to attract pollinators like blowflies, but it has the unfortunate side ...

From beloved to banished, cities and states are outlawing cultivars of the Callery pear, a popular, yet highly invasive, ...

It seems spring has finally reached Ohio. “With warmer temperatures, we are starting to see some of our first blooms of the ...

Spring has sprung, and the flowers are blooming. Though it should be smelling pleasant this time of the year, you might walk past the Bradford pear tree and hold your breath. As of January 2023 ...

Here's what you should know. 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.

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

This past week, the landscape throughout much of Greater Columbus turned white almost overnight; not from an early spring snow, but from a blizzard of billowy white flowers of Callery pear trees!

A Bradford pear tree in bloom is a sure sign that springtime is in the air. You may have noticed the trees by the delicate white flowers they carry, adding to the beautiful seasonal backdrop.

In my column last week about hummingbirds, I recommended using powdered sugar in feeders. The recipe I shared should have ...

Callery pear trees, or pyrus calleryana ... The species later became popular in landscaping because of its white flowers, shape and adaptability, WCHM noted. According to the outlet, Callery ...