"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 ...

In the movie "Jurassic Park," one of the scientists scoffs at the idea that newly created dinosaurs have been biologically engineered so that they will not be able to reproduce. The scientist does not ...

When you think of invasive species, you may conjure images of the cane toad in Australia, ugly draped kudzu all over the American South, or ominous flocks of European starlings. The Callery pear ...

This past week I was riding to Columbus with a friend who gave me a chance to get a lens that will help with my closeups. What I saw through the van window was all of these white-flowered trees in ...

Callery pear trees will soon bloom as temperatures settle into the spring season but the once sought after trees are an environmental nuisance. Callery, and the popular Bradford Pear cultivar, have ...

The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at full-bloom hasn't kept it from becoming a go-to ornamental option for ...

Q: We had a Bradford pear that suddenly, with no warning at all, fell over in a brisk windstorm last March. It could have fallen onto our house, into the neighbor’s fence, or over our landscape, so at ...

Each spring for the last few years, I’ve taken the opportunity to voice my opinion on this blog about an invasive plant species issue that is relatively small right now but has the potential to ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Many people look forward to the blooms of spring, but North Carolina State University wants to see less of a particular white-flowering tree. You might be familiar with the Bradford ...

Dear Mr. Pramuk: I'm concerned about the tress growing at the intersection of Kaanapali and Hillcrest, by Silverado Country Club. I think they're ornamental pears. They seem to have a blight of some ...