"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The Bradford pear tree is a tale of good intentions gone bad. This common flowering tree does have ...

Every April, a different kind of blizzard sweeps across Chicago-area neighborhoods. White blossoms line parkways in ...

As blossoms on trees and flowers unfold in the next few weeks, odorous, white-flowered trees will become visible in the edges of woods and perfume right-of-ways along Bloomington streets — and people ...

A popular tree found outside many homes and on walkways across the Chicago area will soon be illegal to sell or grow after an ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Stinky but handsome and widely popular landscape trees have spawned aggressive invaders, creating thickets that overwhelm native plants and sport nasty four-inch spikes. Bradford pears ...

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.

World War II had just ended, incomes were skyrocketing, the Baby Boom was underway — and Americans were reveling in first-time homeownership and the mass marketing of automobiles. The post-war ...

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 ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Everyone is enjoying the beauty of spring flowering trees and shrubs around the Mid-Ohio Valley. This spring you will notice hundreds of white blooming ...

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 ...

Pink flowering trees create a focal point in the garden, offering outstanding color and eye-catching blooms. These trees also ...