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The Bradford pear tree, or Pyrus Calleryana, despite being aesthetically pleasing in bloom, is an invasive plant species well known for its offensive odor and is one aspect of spring that is ...
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 .
Why Bradford pear trees are bad. Bradford pear trees are a variety of the callery pear, which was introduced to the U.S. from Asia in the early 1900s in an attempt to fight the fire blight of the ...
Pyrus calleryana, or the Callery pear, is particularly resistant to the disease. In the 1950s, the Bradford pear was created by combining the stem and leaves from an edible pear tree to the roots ...
Black spot (of Japanese pear) Alternaria alternata. Blister canker Helminthosporium papulosum. Blister disease Coniothecium chomatosporum: Blue mold rot Penicillium spp. Penicillium expansum. Botrytis spur and blossom blight Botrytis cinerea Botryotinia fuckeliana [teleomorph] Brown rot Monilinia fructicola Monilinia laxa. Cladosporium fruit rot
In southern Germany apple and pear trees have been a part of the landscape for a long time, and are difficult to protect. The decline of apple and pear trees from their landscape can be expensive to replace and could have a negative effect on tourism. In the long-run, fire blight is a very important factor of economy and society. [citation needed]
A Bradford pear tree is shown, Thursday, April 11, 2024, in Woodland Park. The trees is native to Asia but invasive in New Jersey.
Bradford pear trees are considered malodorous, according to the Spruce, a home and garden site. The foul odor that drifts from the trees’ white or pink flowers is to attract pollinators.