That means thanks to the Bradford Pear Bounty program, the landscape is rid of thousands of the trees that stink like rotten ...

Bradford pear trees, an incredibly invasive and non-native species, are back and spreading fast across Missouri.

If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early ...

If you’re thinking of planting for pollinators this spring, I will be teaching a one-hour class at the Columbus Public ...

If you're pressed for space, a micro orchard will allow you to grow many fruits in place of one or two trees, and you'll be ...

The first thing that’s wrong with a Bradford pear is its structure. They have huge heavy limbs that all radiate out from one ...

If you're growing fruit trees, then harvesting the (literal) fruits of your labor is the most exciting part. To speed that ...

OSU Extension recommends these native trees to plant as an alternative to the pretty but harmful Bradford pear trees: The ...

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

“If you follow the instructions, your grafted plants will produce high quality fruits and reduce the maturing time. If an ordinary tree takes two years to produce fruits, a grafted one will take about ...

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