Invasive species are infamous for being ecological homewreckers. They consume resources and disrupt nearby plants and animals ...

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

A Bradford pear tree can be a beautiful sight to behold. But that's about where its usefulness ends. The Bradford pear, also known as the Callery pear, can create unpleasant smells and, more ...

Bradford pear trees are blooming throughout Virginia now, and while they are beautiful, experts warn they are invasive and should be removed. The white flowers have a pungent fishy aroma, and the ...

Flowers and trees are starting to bloom across Ohio, but not all things in bloom are a good thing.The Callery pear tree is starting to bloom across the state and is easy to spot along about any local ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On Jan. 7, Ohio joined the ranks of several other states in completely banning the sale and planting of the Callery pear tree. This tree is most easily recognizable in early spring, ...

Here in New York City, Callery pear trees line the streets boasting showy clouds of white blooms each spring. Reaching to the sky, sometimes they're so fluffy they create block-long floral tunnels.

Once a popular landscaping choice, the Callery pear tree, specifically the Bradford pear cultivar, is now facing bans and eradication efforts due to its invasive nature. While lauded for its beauty ...

SOUTH BEND — Callery pear trees stink. In more ways than one. If you consult several posters on the Facebook page South Bend Community Forum, they suggest the aroma of doggie doo. “I checked my shoes, ...