The callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) made its appearance in the United States in the 1900s when it was imported from Asia to improve the health of our common pear, which was prone to fire blight. A ...

A: Here are some truly awful trees that I recommend against planting. Most of these are on the invasive species list.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! It is hard to believe this is the last week of April. Hopefully, most of the cold weather is behind us as we experienced two very chilling nights this week ...

Our edible and very fragrant Mystery Plant (Asian pear, Nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia) is the fruit of a small tree which botanists place in the rose family. It is very much kin to apples, and the ...

As an urban landscaping option, a certain ornamental, flowering pear tree might be nice and compact — even with a bit of an odorous downside. After some unfortunate cross-breeding between varieties, ...

I had not visited any of my favorite garden centers since January, so on a warm, sunny afternoon recently, I strolled through one of Columbus’ finest garden centers and explored the collection of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — You might have noticed, as soon as it warmed up, the very first trees to bloom had white flowers. Many of those are Bradford Pear trees. They look nice, but several states ...