The Callery pear tree − also known as the Bradford pear tree − is a common non-native tree that has grown in popularity due to its pretty foliage.

As Paul Cappiello, executive director at Yew Dell Botanical Gardens, writes, Callery pear trees are "weak-wooded, poorly branched, and their flowers smell like a high school locker room laundry pile." ...

Bradford pear trees are considered malodorous, according to the Spruce, a home and garden site. Ironically, the foul odor that drifts from the trees’ white or pink flowers is to attract pollinators.

The tree was introduced to the U.S. to assist in developing fire blight resistance in European pear trees. These trees, which can grow between 30 to 60 feet tall, are easily identifiable by their ...

Mr Holmes says: "If developed it would be a huge loss to the character and facilities of the Pear Tree Inn and Boorley Green. "I understand this application contradicts the Eastleigh Borough ...

Dogwood tree: Like Bradford pear trees, Dogwoods are covered in white blossoms in the springtime. Eastern Redbud trees: Redbud trees are known for their flashy pink flowers in the springtime, ...

The tree is native to China and was brought over in the early 1900s to replace another type of pear tree in America being wiped out by disease. Over time, people planted the Bradford pear as an ...

The City of Reno's Urban Forestry Commission cares for 2,140 Bradford pear trees. That makes it the most common publicly maintained tree in the city, at about 8% of the total inventory. That doesn ...

The curse of the Bradford pear: here's what the trees look like, what to plant instead. Nina Tran. Greenville News. A Bradford pear tree in bloom is a sure sign that springtime is in the air.

The tree is native to China and was brought over in the early 1900s to replace another type of pear tree in America being wiped out by disease. Over time, people planted the Bradford pear as an ...

Bradford pear trees are considered malodorous, according to the Spruce, a home and garden site. Ironically, the foul odor that drifts from the trees’ white or pink flowers is to attract pollinators.