Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at ...

If you find a Bradford pear tree growing in your yard, it's important to act fast to prevent this highly invasive plant from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A row of Bradford pear trees with white flowers - Jilllang/Getty Images Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana) and flowering dogwood ...

The Invasive Species Management Act outlaws the sale and spread of species, like the Bradford pear, Japanese barberry and running bamboo, in the Garden State.

Every April, a different kind of blizzard sweeps across Chicago-area neighborhoods. White blossoms line parkways in ...

Indiana has rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but the ornamental plant trade, globalization and development have introduced new threats to these ecosystems. IndyStar is ...

Years of complaints from residents and environmental groups finally led to a law banning one smelly tree and 29 other nonnative species in New Jersey.

Bradford pear trees are blooming throughout Virginia now, and while they are beautiful, experts warn they are invasive and should be removed. The white flowers have a pungent fishy aroma, and the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) – When people think of spring, they often picture flowers and trees blooming. And if you live in the U.S. Northeast, Midwest or South, you have probably seen a medium-sized tree ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — With spring in full bloom across West Michigan, there is at least one tree that plant biologists would like to kill off across the state: the callery pear. The callery ...

Sure, they're pretty, and their white blooms are a harbinger of spring. But they also omit an unpleasant odor reminiscent of rotten fish — and that's not even their biggest problem. Bradford pear ...