Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden of Eden. Sales of this Asian native and its best-known cultivar, the Bradford pear, have been banned ...

Once a popular landscaping choice, the Callery pear tree, specifically the Bradford pear cultivar ... mainly for its habit of losing major limbs in high winds and snowstorms.

Bradford pear trees may be visually ... struggles to withstand ice storms or high winds. While it may be suitable for woodworking, it compromises the tree's structural integrity during extreme ...

It is weak-wooded, poorly branched and its flowers smell like a high school locker room laundry pile. Bradford pear trees: Stop planting the invasive trees and take down every one you see If the ...

Years ago, Bradford pears were touted as the tree of the future because of their small compact size, colorful blooms and brilliant fall color. After a few years, the perfect tree showed its true ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — There is a new proposal to look at the effects of a well-known tree that some say should be banned in Tennessee, the Bradford pear. Rep. Clay Doggett (R-Pulaski ...