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

Even so, if the smell or the thorny branches or just the sight of them everywhere bugs you, here's what you need to know about Bradford pear trees and how to get rid of them or avoid them altogether.

In this episode of Growing the Ozarks, host Kelly McGowan of the University of Missouri Extension talks with Springfield ...

Aft hae I rov'd by bonie Doon, To see the rose and woodbine twine: And ilka bird sang o' its Luve , And fondly sae did I o' mine; Wi' lightsome heart I pu'd a rose, Fu' sweet upon its thorny tree!

The disappearance of thorn trees was due to logging and deforestation activities of human beings.” He noted: “Thorn carving artwork we are unveiling today is the most important piece of thorn ...