News

Cincinnati Enquirer on MSN11d
Bradford pear trees look pretty and smell like rotten fish. They're also illegal. But why?
But did you know it's actually illegal to plant, grow and sell Callery pear trees in Ohio due to their invasive nature? So ...
Reno's stinkiest tree, the Bradford pear, is blooming again. Why do they smell so bad?
Thousands of Bradford pears are in bloom for the next few weeks. But good news: The city has a moratorium on planting new ones on public property.
Invasive KS tree has ‘heaven’ in its name, but smells like rotten peanut butter
Commonly spotted invasive plants in Kansas include several types of honeysuckles and the infamous Callery (or Bradford) pear ...
Smell something fishy? It may be this invasive tree that’s blooming in Ohio
An invasive tree species that is illegal to plant in Ohio has begun to bloom, and will soon fill the air with a distinctive ...
KSDK25d
St. Louis stinks every spring. Here's the tree to blame
ST. LOUIS — A foul fish-smelling odor has descended on the St. Louis region, and local fish fries aren't to blame. Countless Bradford pear, or Callery pear, trees across the area have started to ...
Yahoo11d
Bradford pear trees look pretty and smell like rotten fish. They're also illegal. But why?
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." ...