The Bradford pear tree is widespread in the United States but very invasive, and you don't want one in your yard. Here's what ...

A popular tree found outside many homes and on walkways across the Chicago area will soon be illegal to sell or grow after an ...

City of Loveland officials are encouraging people to remove an invasive tree species and offering gift certificates for their ...

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

Invasive plants are meeting their match. Driven by the desire to protect Missouri's ecosystems, a University of Missouri research team created a low-cost method to track the spread of invasive Callery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At first glance, you might just think those trees covered in little white blossoms are a welcome sign of spring. Then you catch a ...

Missouri lawmakers have banned the sale or transport of six invasive plant species, including Callery pear trees. The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2029 — to give sellers time to replace their ...

The annual "buyback" program spearheaded by the Missouri Invasive Plant Council offers residents a free native tree in exchange for removing invasive Callery pear. It's part of a larger effort to ...

“Bradford” callery pear with branches missing after a winter storm. CONTRIBUTED “Bradford” callery pear with branches missing after a winter storm. CONTRIBUTED Last week while discussing the newly ...

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 ...

A Callery pear invasion is crowding out native species on this agricultural land, converting it to woodland. Credit: Oklahoma State University Extension, CC BY-ND When people think of spring, they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bradford Pear, an invasive species is in full bloom Monday, April 10, 2023, in Carmel. Indiana has rich biodiversity with ...