Depending on the size and variety of the pear tree, expect it to bear fruit between three to seven years of age. “You can ...

OSU Extension recommends these native trees to plant as an alternative to the pretty but harmful Bradford pear trees: The Extension also recommends having "zero tolerance" for the tree species, and in ...

The Bradford pear (Pyrus callerana "Bradford") was originally developed as a way to help control fire blight in pear trees.

Pyrus calleryana, also known as the Callery pear or Bradford Pear tree; according to several sources, have dense clusters of ...

Have you ever eaten prickly pear fruit? As it turns out, this weird-sounding fruit is a decent source of magnesium, and may ...

Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden of Eden. Sales of this Asian native and its best-known cultivar, the Bradford pear, have been banned in ...

A staple throughout the Southwest, this desert fruit adds flavor and color to cocktails, salads, salsas, desserts, and more.

If you're looking to broaden your fruit horizons beyond the quotidien, consider the many ways to eat prickly pears. Also known as cactus pear, this delectable desert fruit grows on shrub-size ...

In this episode of Growing the Ozarks, host Kelly McGowan of the University of Missouri Extension talks with Springfield ...

Reviled. Despised. Singled out for eradication. Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden of Eden. Sales of this Asian native and its best-known ...

I had a friend ask me about his Bradford pear this past week. Bradfords across the county are now in full bloom with ...

As a popular tree to the geography of Robeson County, these invasive trees may have caught your eye, appearing admirable with their white petaled clusters. But the truth behind the beauty of their ...