Last week I touched a nerve with my discussion of ornamental pears and the process of topping to preserve these trees. I rather expected this reaction as I penned the article. I knew I was pushing ...

Residents who wish to remove Bradford pear trees from their property are encouraged to contact a licensed tree professional ...

Blooming trees and flowers are a classic sign of spring, but one flowering tree actually causes an ugly invasive problem.

For the last five years, the Ohio Department of Agriculture has been working to phase out the Callery pear tree, also known ...

You find them everywhere those white blooms with the small flowers with a strong smell, some streets are lined with them, ...

A Bradford pear tree in bloom ... said Clemson University. ∎ A flowering cultivar of Pyrus calleryana, a tree native to Asia. ∎ They are commonly planted as ornamental trees in South Carolina.