ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The Bradford pear trees are incredibly invasive and non-native species that have spread rapidly ...

HENDERSONVILLE - They are the early bloomers of every spring season, and their white blossoms are signs that winter is just ...

Let me back up and explain. Ornamental pear trees (many of you call them Bradford pears) have one of the worst branching habits of any tree ever released in the trade. This tree has a number of ...

Over the last 25 years I have had Bradford, Aristocrat and Cleveland Select pear trees in my yard. I have had the latter two in my yard for the last 15 years and have yet to see the first thorn.