Callery pear aka Bradford pear trees are an eco disaster that Ohio banned because they ruin the ecosystem. Here's why and ...

Bradford (also known as Callery) pear trees are a pretty sight, but produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio.

If you find seedlings or small Callery pear saplings growing in your landscape, pull them out by the stem, removing as much ...

Birds ate the seeds and then more ... growing or planting of the pear tree. A third-degree misdemeanor could mean up to 60 days in jail and a $500.00 fine. If a second-degree misdemeanor is ...

Over time, people planted the Bradford pear as an ornamental tree. As they started growing ... and eventually became invasive. Birds ate the seeds and then more, and more started popping up ...

You can't miss the sight of those white-flowered trees each spring - or their unpleasant smell either. Here's why they seem ...

The Bradford Pear Tree was introduced to the United States ... but birds and other animals eat it and spread the seeds across Alabama. This leads to fast growth, with the trees forming dense ...

Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden ... and deposited the seeds far and wide. The Bradford invasion was on — especially visible where ...

The seeds of these plants are easily dispersed by birds when consumed ... Additionally, as the Ohio Department of Natural Resources notes, the Callery pear tree that helped spawn Bradford pears isn't ...

Even if this tree was never planted in your yard, you may find it growing in various parts of the home landscape because its seed is spread so widely and germinates easily. Callery pear seedlings ...