Growing a pear tree gives you sweet fruit and year-round beauty with very little maintenance required. For success, choose the right variety for your climate, plant in full sun, and water deeply each ...

White flowers, lustrous dark green leaves and fast-growing genes — what a perfect combination of characteristics for a tree. Think again. More than 230 Bradford pear trees are planted on borough-owned ...

Knowing how to prune a pear tree is essential as December approaches. The colder weather is the perfect time to shape your ...

Q. I have an ornamental pear tree. This tree is 7 years old, and I have tried everything to get rid of the suckers. I spent last summer digging with a pitchfork, following the roots from the trunk and ...

Q: That Oct. 30 snowstorm took care of a beautiful mushroom-shaped 'Bradford' pear tree that adorned our front yard for well over 20 years. Is it a good idea to use the stump grindings as mulch around ...

I’ve had Bradford Pear trees in my yard for a dozen years now, but I would advise anyone considering adding this attractive ornamental tree to their landscape not to jump in without understanding the ...

A row of Bradford pear trees with white flowers - Jilllang/Getty Images Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana) and flowering dogwood trees (Cornus florida) are easy to spot during the early spring and ...