Q: I know from reading your articles, you are not a big fan of the Bradford pear tree. This time of year, I am amazed at how many there are around. I've enclosed pictures of two trees, which are very ...

With spring finally here in Ohio, you may have noticed those trees with the white flowers are already blooming on your street or at the local park. But starting next year, expect to see fewer of them.

Upon first glance, the Bradford pear trees look nice, especially in the spring as they are flowering. They were initially planted as fuss-free flowering trees. However, they are devastating to ...

The snarl of a chainsaw never sounds sweeter than when slicing through the trunk of a nasty Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana). I have railed against the spring-blooming, white-flowering tree for years.

A beautiful tree is causing a problem so ugly a state law has been developed to deal with it.The Callery pear tree is in full bloom and easy to spot along about any local roadway because of its ...

Callery Pear trees were once a popular ornamental species across Ohio. The landscaping-favorites can still be found throughout the state in yards and along the highway, blooming white flowers each ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bradford pear trees in bloom along a driveway in Sussex County, Del. Lee Cannon/Flickr, CC BY-SA When people think of spring, they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Callery pear has been planted widely as a street tree throughout central Ohio. With spring finally here in Ohio, you may have ...