Bradford pear trees are a pretty sight, but they produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio. Here's what to ...

The Bradford pear (Pyrus callerana "Bradford") was originally developed as a way to help control fire blight in pear trees. Fire blight can be a devastating bacterial disease in fruit trees. In the ...

Residents who wish to remove Bradford pear trees from their property are encouraged to contact a licensed tree professional ...

Introduced in the mid-1960s, the popular cultivar of Callery pear was once a favorite among landscapers. They were also pest-resistant and disease-free. Today, these trees are known to ... "Birds ...

If you’re thinking of planting for pollinators this spring, I will be teaching a one-hour class at the Columbus Public ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - An invasive tree is beginning to bloom across Ohio. According to WCMH, the Callery pear tree, a species ...

Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden ... orchards in Oregon were ravaged by a bacterial disease known as fire blight.

If you're growing fruit trees, then harvesting the (literal) fruits of your labor is the most exciting part. To speed that ...

If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early ...

This results in fruit production in subsequent generations of trees that are fertile. Beyond their overabundance and displacement of native plants, Bradford pear trees are largely ineffective ...