There are several kinds of trees in the Skiatook area that have thorns. This note describes four of them. Black locust, Callery pear, chittamwood and Osage orange. The thorns of black locust are small ...

The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at full-bloom hasn't kept it from becoming a go-to ornamental option for ...

Bradford pear trees are commonplace in suburban subdivisions, but their days are numbered and some South Carolina cities and forestry professionals hope to hasten their demise. South Carolina will ban ...

I was sitting in a corporate department meeting 25 years ago when I realized how much I like trees. After I was silent for a while, staring out the window, my boss asked me if I had any thoughts. In ...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — Bradford Pears might look pretty to the eye in the spring and fall, but as it turns out, they're an invasive species taking over South Carolina forests, and the newer trees ...

With its soft, fluffy spring blooms and vibrant red colors, the tree was an aesthetic masterpiece. From the original Callery pear, horticulturists bred a consumer-friendly variety: the Bradford pear.

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Some homeowners consider the Bradford pear tree Public Enemy No. 1. But they were very popular with builders, who planted many of them in communities like Denise Rowell's in ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Drive around central Kentucky right now and it doesn’t take long to see trees on the ground or broken branches dangling in power lines. For years, Lexington and other cities ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The Bradford Pear was introduced to the United States in the early 1900s from Asia. The ornamental pear was supposed to help with heat blight but ended up being better suited as ...

In the worlds of horticulture and ecology, the Bradford pear trees that grace our streets, parks and shopping centers and greet spring with white flowers have become public enemy No. 1. They are ...

A university professor wants to rid Clemson of Bradford pear trees, an invasive species that's spread throughout the entire Upstate and most states east of the Mississippi. David Coyle, assistant ...