Let me back up and explain. Ornamental pear trees (many of you call them Bradford pears) have one of the worst branching habits of any tree ever released in the trade. This tree has a number of ...

Discover four types of ornamental pear trees along with their growing requirements. Learn about their ideal growing zone, chill hours, sunlight needs, common pear uses, and more! Pear trees begin to ...

The flowering pear tree is self-incompatible ... The species spreads rapidly into new areas, quickly overtaking native species growing nearby. While gardeners are now encouraged to find and plant ...

Water the root ball deeply to encourage settling ... that experience a pollination boost from other types of flowering pear ...

Putting all that aside, the article did start a conversation on this blog and on Facebook, and got people thinking about trees and how important they are to our world. Ornamental pear, Pyrus ...

I am not advocating additional planting of oriental pear trees but want to tell the truth about these trees. In an April 2 article, it was stated that these trees “have thorns strong enough to ...