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A Bradford pear tree is shown, Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Woodland Park. The trees is native to Asia but invasive in New Jersey.
Pyrus calleryana, also known as the Callery pear or Bradford pear, is a species of pear tree native to China and Vietnam, [2] in the family Rosaceae.It is most commonly known for its cultivar 'Bradford' and its offensive odor, widely planted throughout the United States and increasingly regarded as an invasive species.
Urge lawmakers to add invasives, like Callery pear trees, to the list of plant species banned in Indiana. Remove invasive species and replace them with native plants and trees: every single one of ...
Planted in many eastern and southeastern states in the 1960s and 1970s, the Bradford pear tree lost its luster as a landscape gem in the 2000s when it was deemed an invasive plant in 29 states and ...
Why Are Bradford Pears Invasive? While the Bradford pear tree is a sterile cultivar that can’t pollinate itself, it can cross-pollinate with other types of pear trees to create a wild hybrid ...
In 1908, Bradford Callery pear or Pyrus calleryana "Bradford" was brought to the U.S. to breed fire-blight out of the normal fruiting trees from Korea and China.
There are several good alternatives to planting the invasive Bradford pear in East Tennessee, such as eastern redbuds, red buckeyes, yellowwoods and fringe trees, Blount County Master Gardeners ...
The Callery pear, or Bradford pear, is one of those vampires. Over the years, Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) has become one of the most widely planted ornamental trees in the US. But over that ...