Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A row of Bradford pear trees with white flowers - Jilllang/Getty Images Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana) and flowering dogwood ...

Beginning this coming week in Greater Columbus, we should start to see the full bloom of one of the most widely planted flowering trees, the Callery pear. The billowy white flowers of this popular and ...

When the Bradford pear trees are in bloom in early spring, you pretty much can't miss them; you see the lovely white blossoms on trees everywhere - and you smell that not-nearly-so-lovely fishy odor ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On Jan. 7, Ohio joined the ranks of several other states in completely banning the sale and planting of the Callery pear tree. This tree is most easily recognizable in early spring, ...

With spring finally here in Ohio, you may have noticed those trees with the white flowers are already blooming on your street or at the local park. But starting next year, expect to see fewer of them.

Upon first glance, the Bradford pear trees look nice, especially in the spring as they are flowering. They were initially planted as fuss-free flowering trees. However, they are devastating to ...

The snarl of a chainsaw never sounds sweeter than when slicing through the trunk of a nasty Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana). I have railed against the spring-blooming, white-flowering tree for years.

That line of pear trees in the Palomar neighborhood in south Lexington is gorgeous, fluffy and decked out like clouds descended to suburban Earth. The problem is that pear trees are also invasive. And ...

Callery pear trees, though once popular, are now illegal to plant, grow or sell in Ohio due to their invasive nature. The trees spread easily as birds eat their fruit and disperse the seeds widely.

Nothing alerts you more to the onset of spring than a pretty blossoming tree that's just demanding your attention. Such is ...

Q: My peach, pluot and plum trees were blooming beautifully right before the heat wave this month (we reached 100 degrees for ...

Those living in Kensington have been up in arms online about their neighborhood trees in the last week. Trees are falling apart, others are destroying their surroundings, and some have a contagious ...