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Bradford pear trees might be pretty in spring, but they're invasive - and ugh! that smell
The white flowers of Bradford pear trees that bloom every year are an early sign ... Originally thought to be sterile, the Bradford pear tree easily cross-pollinates with other pear tree types.
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Callery pear trees will soon bloom. Here's why that stinks... in more ways than one
Callery pear trees will soon bloom as temperatures settle into the spring season but the once sought after trees are an environmental nuisance. Callery, and the popular Bradford Pear cultivar ...
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Bradford Tree Board adds 20 more in city
The Bradford Tree Board — in partnership with Bradford Public Works, Graham's Greenhouse, UPB’s Rotary Club, Penn State ...
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Flowering Pear
Flower – Small white flowers formed in a 3” wide corymb; bloom late April to early May. Bark – Light brown/gray; at maturity, bark has horizontal lenticels. The flowering pear (Pyrus calleryana), also ...