Bradford pear trees (also known as Callery pears) were once a common choice for landscapers and homeowners. They're beautiful trees for spring flowering, and their foliage turns a vibrant red in the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The Bradford pear tree is a tale of good intentions gone bad. This common flowering tree does have ...

Bradford pear trees were once popular but now considered an invasive species. They smell bad and harm native ecosystems. Why ...

The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at full-bloom hasn't kept it from becoming a go-to ornamental option for ...

Sure, they're pretty, and their white blooms are a harbinger of spring. But they also omit an unpleasant odor reminiscent of rotten fish — and that's not even their biggest problem. Bradford pear ...

This past week I was at the pool doing my normal laps and one of my friends who asks questions of me regularly asked about the white blooming trees that smelled so bad. It seems pears have dominated ...

In the wake of Del Monte Foods’ facility closures in Washington and the company’s bankruptcy, the U.S. pear industry faces oversupply and may tap into a government program that can compensate growers ...