While the Callery pear tree (also known as the Bradford pear tree) may look and smell nice, local experts are encouraging ...

Introduced in the mid-1960s, the popular cultivar of Callery pear was once a favorite among landscapers. They were also ...

or the Bradford pear, is an ornamental species native to Southeast Asia that was introduced to America in the 1900s. Because of fire blight, a disease affecting pear and apple trees, the Callery ...

Introduced in the mid-1960s, the popular cultivar of Callery pear was once a favorite among landscapers. They were also pest-resistant and disease-free. Today, these trees are known to be an ...

From setting up raised beds and drip irrigation to seed starting and proper spacing, here are the steps to kick-start growth ...

The callery pear was brought to the United States in the early 1900s as a way to breed a resistance to a disease called fire blight into our native pears, according to Jason Grabosky, a professor ...