If you're looking for an easy-going, low-maintenance fruit tree for your yard, a pear tree (Pyrus sp.) is a great possibility. Botanically speaking, all pear trees are part of the Pyrus genus within ...

The next time you’re about to toss the pit or seeds from your favorite fruit, think twice. Why not plant it to grow a new ...

Bradford pear trees have several undesirable qualities you may want to avoid. Reviewed by Joseph Tychonievich Bradford pear trees are the trees people love to hate. Notorious for their funky-smelling ...

Spring has sprung, and the flowers are blooming. Though it should be smelling pleasant this time of the year, you might walk past the Bradford pear tree and hold your breath. As of January 2023, it ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Most people these days have, at the very least, heard of Callery and Bradford pear trees and know something about the invasiveness of this ornamental street tree. But I still ...