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The Best Pear Tree Varieties for Your Landscape
Most pear tree varieties require cross-pollination from a companion tree, while some are self-pollinating. Consider growing ...
The curse of the Bradford pear: here's what the trees look like, what to plant instead
Residents who wish to remove Bradford pear trees from their property are encouraged to contact a licensed tree professional ...
Knoxville News Sentinel9d
Bradford pear trees are blooming with a bad reputation as invasive, smelly signs of spring
Originally thought to be sterile, the Bradford pear tree easily cross-pollinates with other pear tree types. It’s so invasive it crowds out other native plants and provides little to no food for ...
Kansas City Star10y
Ornamental pears: They’re invasive too
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 ...
St. Louis stinks every spring. Here's the tree to blame
ST. LOUIS — A foul fish-smelling odor has descended on the St. Louis region, and local fish fries aren't to blame. Countless ...
Bradford pears look pretty but smell like rotten fish. Should Texas ban the invasive tree?
Bradford pear trees may be visually appealing, but their drawbacks far outweigh their brief beauty. While their white blooms ...
The Globe4d
Apple and pear tree grafting workshop offered
PIPESTONE — The Pipestone County Master Gardeners will host three different sessions on apple and pear tree grafting — at 9 a ...
Austin American-Statesman10d
Bradford pears look pretty but smell like rotten fish. Should Texas ban the invasive tree?
they readily cross-pollinate with other varieties of pear. This results in fruit production in subsequent generations of trees that are fertile. Beyond their overabundance and displacement of ...