A Callery pear tree may look appealing at a glance, but its lovely blossoms mask an aggressive nature. Here's what to do if ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the years, Callery pear, or Bradford pear, (Pyrus calleryana) has become one of the most widely planted ornamental trees in ...

It's officially spring in Greater Cincinnati, meaning you've probably seen white-flowering Callery pear trees blooming all over the city. The Callery pear tree − also known as the Bradford pear tree − ...

Flowers and trees are starting to bloom across Ohio, but not all things in bloom are a good thing.The Callery pear tree is starting to bloom across the state and is easy to spot along about any local ...

Invasive plants are meeting their match. Driven by the desire to protect Missouri's ecosystems, a University of Missouri research team created a low-cost method to track the spread of invasive Callery ...

The 'Bradford' pear tree (Pyrus calleryana) was inescapable in the 1980s. It's a Callery pear tree cultivar with stunning white flowers that bloom in early spring. Touted as an affordable, sturdy tree ...

Callery pear trees will soon bloom as temperatures settle into the spring season but the once sought after trees are an environmental nuisance. Callery, and the popular Bradford Pear cultivar, have ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With spring in full bloom across West Michigan, there is at least one tree that plant biologists would like to kill off across the state: the callery pear. The callery ...

Callery pear trees made their debut in the United States in 1908 at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Jamaica Plain. Now the species is facing a possible ban in Massachusetts. “They form ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Why do Bradford pear trees smell so awful? And why are there so many of them? Over the years, Callery pear, or Bradford pear, (Pyrus calleryana) has become one of the most widely planted ornamental ...