As you drive around town this time of year, one of the first trees to bloom is the Bradford, or Callery, pear tree. They are covered in big white flowers and, with nothing else blooming yet, you can ...
Most backyard pear trees never reach their true potential, not because of poor soil or lack of sunshine, but because of neglect with the shears. Without intervention, branches crowd together, blocking ...
They're a tree you won't see at many nurseries anymore. The Callery Pear and its variations are all over the state, with ongoing efforts by environmental organizations to remove them. Imported from ...
As Callery pear trees, otherwise known as Bradford pears, begin to bloom in abundance, Kentucky meteorologist Brad Maushart has taken it upon himself to offer a little pruning advice to the Southeast.
Last week on Facebook, we posted what we thought was a kind of funny post about pruning Bradford pears. It contained a photo of a Bradford pear and the following commentary: “Just a reminder that it’s ...
It’s hard to miss the beauty of a Bradford pear tree each spring. Its blooming white flowers are quite picturesque for the arrival of a new season of life and pleasant weather. What’s also hard to ...
(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 ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Some homeowners consider the Bradford pear tree Public Enemy No. 1. But they were very popular with builders, who planted many of them in communities like Denise Rowell's in ...
If you want to grow a pear tree that produces fruit indoors, then it’s best to choose dwarf varieties. “Avoid cultivars that ...
Have you ever wondered, while singing The Twelve Days of Christmas, what a partridge in a pear tree looks like? This year, I decided to find out. We have two species of partridge in the UK – the ...
Q. I have an Asian pear that I planted several years ago but it has never fruited. This spring it had lots of blooms, but it still doesn’t look like it has set any fruit. Can you tell me what is wrong ...
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