Bradford pear trees are banned in Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. More states are looking to ban the trees, best known for their stinky smell.

Bradford pear trees are banned in Ohio, ... Bradford pear trees line the entrance to the parking lot of a small shopping center off Tazewell Pike in Knoxville, Tenn. on March 12, 2024.

There’s no better way to say it — Bradford Pear trees stink. But their smelliness isn’t the only reason to hate them. Kelly Oten, an NC State Extension forest health specialist, talked to us ...

The pretty white flowers of Bradford pear trees return every spring – and so does the smell! Here’s what you need to know about the invasive species.

Callery Pears have symmetrically oval shapes, bloom early and can take to almost any kind of soil, which has previously made people opt to plant them in neat rows to line driveways and surround ...

Callery Pears have symmetrically oval shapes, bloom early and can take to almost any kind of soil, which has previously made people opt to plant them in neat rows to line driveways and surround ...

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 ...

Trees that have broken, cracked or splintered damage to the main trunk or the structure of the tree, like this Bradford pear, may not recover. Courtesy Johnson County Extension That’s not your ...

Bradford pears are terrible, but they’re not the only trees you should try to keep out of South Carolina. These 12 trees should be avoided. Here’s why.

Bradford pears are terrible, but they’re not the only trees you should try to keep out of South Carolina. These 12 trees should be avoided. Here’s why.

Bradford pears are terrible, but they’re not the only trees you should try to keep out of South Carolina. These 12 trees should be avoided. Here’s why.