Homeowners are invited to replace an invasive species with a fresh, free tree. The Missouri Department of Conservation along ...

Missourians with a foul-smelling invasive Callery Pear Tree can now register for a buyback program that will replace it with ...

I had a friend ask me about his Bradford pear this past week. Bradfords across the county are now in full bloom with ...

Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden of Eden. Sales of this Asian native and its best-known cultivar, the Bradford pear, have been banned in ...

You can't miss the sight of those white-flowered trees each spring - or their unpleasant smell either. Here's why they seem to be everywhere.

Several Redditors in the comments identified the plant as a Bradford pear, with one warning, "Definitely a pear, and ...

Bradford pear trees are brittle trees that break easily. They're also invasive in many areas, so skip this flowering tree and ...

Bradford pear trees may be visually appealing, but their drawbacks far outweigh their brief beauty. While their white blooms ...

The Department is once again teaming up with the Missouri Invasive Plants Council to offer the 2025 Callery Pear buyback program. On top of its successful launch in 2019, 630 trees were given away ...

However, research into the manifestation of this influence in the seedling stage is lacking, especially in small-scale plots. Methods: Our research utilized structural equation models parameterized ...

A technique lets seeds grow freely and cuts down on the pileup of leftover plastic cell packs. Ron DiGravio of Johnny’s Selected Seeds came to soil blocking when he began farming about 15 years ...