(THE CONVERSATION) – When people think of spring, they often picture flowers and trees blooming. And if you live in the U.S. Northeast, Midwest or South, you have probably seen a medium-sized tree ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Bradford pear tree is particularly eye-catching as spring kicks off and its blooms pop. But get close and a whiff of its blossoms may send you running. An ornamental tree found across the U.S.

They’re beautiful in bloom, but Callery pear trees crowd out native plants and turn productive open land into woody thickets, writes University of Dayton biology professor Ryan W. McEwan. When people ...

MISSOURI, USA — Conservation groups around Missouri have issued a bounty on all the heads of Bradford pears and Callery pears rooted in the state. The group will host a "buyback" program. Anyone who ...