"Always eat with caution," the forager warned. The Bradford pear tree, also known as a Callery pear tree, is largely despised ...

One of the first and most difficult was back in the late 70s when we all were searching for a replacement for common St. Augustine — the most popular turfgrass in Texas. A fatal virus called St.

The Bradford pear, or Callery pear, was first imported from Eastern Asia in 1908, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The tree was introduced and refined to develop a pear tree that was ...

Super-smelly callery pear trees and prickly Japanese barberry shrubs have been targeted for new regulations by state ...

Invasive species are eating through Indiana forests and front lawns. Here are 5 species you might have growing in your yard uninvited.

The Callery pear will be illegal to buy, sell or plant in Illinois starting Jan. 1, 2028 as the state expands its Exotic Weed ...

But...but, they're so beautiful!! We are on the brink of Callery pear bloom in early April. Our roadsides and abandoned fields have since exploded into a sea of white ...

The state’s agricultural department wants to add to the list of plants that are not allowed to be sold or imported in ...

GREENFIELD — A small band of volunteers spent a collective 200 hours or so over the past six weeks removing invasive trees and plants in Greenfield, including hundreds of Bradford pear trees. Brian ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Driven by the desire to protect Missouri’s ecosystems, a University of Missouri research team created a low-cost method to track the spread of invasive Callery pear trees in ...

As Missouri becomes the latest state to ban the sale of Callery pear trees, researchers at MU are using artificial intelligence and satellite imagery to track them down. The ornamental tree, known for ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A research team at the University of Missouri is using artificial intelligence to monitor the spread of invasive Callery pear trees across the state, specifically focusing on ...