“A dead and rotting maple had a better root system than that Bradford pear.” But take it or leave it, it looks like the state’s most hated tree isn’t going away any time soon.

Ohio and Pennsylvania programs aim to stop the spread of the invasive Callery pear tree, which has taken over the two states ...

A Bradford pear tree in bloom is a sure sign that springtime ... and new suckers can sprout from cut stumps or large roots that are close to the soil surface. It can be very abundant in old ...

(KWCH) - A Wichita State associate professor of Biological Sciences compares the rapid spread of invasive Callery pear trees ... as an ornamental tree. “These trees have a system by which ...