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Bradford Pear trees pose risk to Pennsylvania's environment
In 2021, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture added the tree to the noxious weed list with a Class-B label. This is because the tree could harm or damage public health or crops. Its fruit is ...
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The legal weed debate is starting up again in Pa. Here’s what’s on the table.
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What’s that smell? Invasive pear trees blooming in Pennsylvania now banned
The Callery pear tree, which comes in multiple varieties ... the Callery pear was added to the Pennsylvania noxious weed list in November 2021, meaning it can “no longer be distributed ...
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Lack of Senate support could again sink Shapiro’s call for Pa. to legalize weed
A legalization bill needs to win majority support from an 11-person state Senate committee. Just 3 members are publicly on board.