One reason plant breeders tried new types of Callery pear trees: Bradford trees, which can grow to 20-feet-to-30-feet-tall, ...

Dear Lucas: For years, every spring my neighbor’s patch of Bradford Pear trees go into full bloom, leaving the entire neighborhood reeking of its distinctive odor. Not only does it smell ...

Twigs and Buds – Alternate branching; half-inch long terminal buds ... bark has horizontal lenticels. The flowering pear (Pyrus calleryana), also commonly called Bradford or Callery pear, is native to ...

If this sounds familiar, you most likely encountered a Bradford pear tree. Native to Asia, Bradfords are a cultivated variety of the callery pear. The callery pear was brought to the United States ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Muddy shoes, raging seasonal allergies, and blooming Bradford pear trees… Yep, must be April in Northeast Ohio. But wait, weren’t those trees banned? Then why are there so ...

Those white-flowering trees you see along the highways ... will we respond as the nation did then and turn back the threat? More: Bradford pear trees are highly invasive. This is why they aren ...

Now, that recommendation is bearing fruit. Besides the scent, the Bradford pear trees pose an ecological threat to native plants, said Karro Frost, a plant restoration biologist with MassWildlife ...

The Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium is hosting 'Party for the Planet' -- an Earth Day celebration with a variety of events for kids and families on Saturday and Sunday. At 5301 NE Lakewood Way in Lee ...

In the last month, the highest the waters reached was 4.27 feet on April 5. About a year ago, it was at 2.03 feet. The NRD also noted Wednesday that the Elkhorn Crossing Recreation Area would be ...