The Bradford pear (Pyrus callerana "Bradford") was originally developed as a way to help control fire blight in pear trees. Fire blight can be a devastating bacterial disease in fruit trees. In the ...

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

In January 2023, buying and selling the tree officially became illegal in Ohio, and for a number of reasons. The tree is native to China and was brought over in the early 1900s to replace another type ...

Park staff in Shawnee County are working to uproot a number of invasive species which have become embedded in the local soil, ...

Ironically, the foul odor that drifts from the trees’ white or pink flowers is to attract pollinators. The unpleasant smell lingers until the white flowers fall off. That’s not the only reason ...

Continuing The Rev. Martin Luther King’s work for justice, especially for historically marginalized groups, helps our ...

Bradford pear trees, known for their weak structure, are especially prone to snapping in high winds, according to ...

Bradford pear trees are in full bloom all around the cafe ... Sometimes because of the weak internal structure, they fall apart on their own after around 10 to 20 years, making even more of ...