JEFFERSON CITY — Plant and tree nurseries in Missouri soon will be prohibited from selling a handful of fast-spreading ...

I first saw our Bradford pear tree in its glory on a long-ago February day, when my wife and I were buying our home in North Waco.

Once its ornamental value and hardiness were recognized in the 1950s, the Callery pear was used to develop cultivars, including the Bradford pear tree, according to the University of Illinois ...

Once its ornamental value and hardiness were recognized in the 1950s, the Callery pear was used to develop cultivars, including the Bradford pear tree, according to the University of Illinois ...

DEAR NEIL: This summer the right side of my tree looked shorter and less filled out than the left side. Some of the leaves on the right side turned yellow ...

Closeup of Pyrus calleryana tree in autumn with yellow leaves and tiny pear fruit An aerial shot of a Callery pear tree with its white blossoms against a cloudy sky Callery pear tree.

Closeup of Pyrus calleryana tree in autumn with yellow leaves and tiny pear fruit An aerial shot of a Callery pear tree with its white blossoms against a cloudy sky Callery pear tree.

Once its ornamental value and hardiness were recognized in the 1950s, the Callery pear was used to develop cultivars, including the Bradford pear tree, according to the University of Illinois ...

Once its ornamental value and hardiness were recognized in the 1950s, the Callery pear was used to develop cultivars, including the Bradford pear tree, according to the University of Illinois ...

Once its ornamental value and hardiness were recognized in the 1950s, the Callery pear was used to develop cultivars, including the Bradford pear tree, according to the University of Illinois ...

Once its ornamental value and hardiness were recognized in the 1950s, the Callery pear was used to develop cultivars, including the Bradford pear tree, according to the University of Illinois ...