If you're looking for an easy-going, low-maintenance fruit tree for your yard, a pear tree (Pyrus sp.) is a great possibility. Botanically speaking, all pear trees are part of the Pyrus genus within ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On Jan. 7, Ohio joined the ranks of several other states in completely banning the sale and planting of the Callery pear tree. This tree is most easily recognizable in early spring, ...

The Bradford pear tree is particularly eye-catching as spring kicks off and its blooms pop. But get close and a whiff of its blossoms may send you running. An ornamental tree found across the U.S.

Spring is on the horizon, and that means Bradford Pear trees are blooming and starting to stink up neighborhoods throughout Charlotte and the rest of North Carolina. In addition to their odor, the ...

The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at full-bloom hasn't kept it from becoming a go-to ornamental option for ...

Ryan W. McEwan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

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 many of ...

They’re beautiful in bloom, but Callery pear trees crowd out native plants and turn productive open land into woody thickets, writes University of Dayton biology professor Ryan W. McEwan. When people ...