∎ Viable fruit is produced in three years minimum, which is then spread by birds. ∎ When the top of the tree dies, many sprouts emerge from the base. The purchase and sale of Bradford pear ...

If you know of a tree that has white blossoms in the spring, there’s a 90% chance you’re looking at a Bradford/Callery Pear Tree. The tree has become invasive in Kansas, spreading across the state by ...

The Chanticleer Pear is an upright-pyramidal tree that is much narrower than other ... have the ability to grow fruit that produces viable seed. However, there are many states that are now dealing ...

These “volunteer” Callery pear trees are seeding themselves in alarming numbers even where they were not planted; they are helped along by birds who like to eat the trees’ fruit. The volunteer trees ...

Bradford pear trees give off an unpleasant odor, though they do look pretty. Bradford pear trees are an invasive species, and their beauty is one of the problems. Have you gone on a walk around ...

ODNR says Callery pear trees have numerous cultivated varieties that can cross-pollinate with each other and produce viable fruit. The most commonly used cultivar is Bradford. Other common ...

The fruit of the tree is not edible to humans ... and alter local plant and wildlife communities. The Bradford pear trees have two major drawbacks. First, they are structurally weak, with brittle ...