Once a popular choice to beautify streets like Main Street, the dwarf flowering pear tree has been added to the state's noxious weed list and will be banned in the state by 2025.

You can grow dwarf fruit trees even if you have a small yard. ... We found 10 dwarf flowering shrubs for containers. ... The European pear tree is a real showstopper in the garden with soft fruit, ...

Ornamental pear trees are illegal to sell or plant in Ohio, but there is no requirement to cut down existing trees. Since January 2023, it is illegal in Ohio to plant or sell ornamental pear trees.

Pears are one of the most popular fruit trees to grow around the world and growing a pear tree in your garden allows you to harvest juicy and sweet fruits that surpass any you will find in grocery ...

The dank smell of the ornamental pear blossom attracts honey bees and flies, specifically, hover flies. And there's a good, but smelly, reason.

Ornamental pear, flowering plum in full bloom Q: My husband and I just moved to Summerlin, and I am seeing pink and white blooms on trees in this area. Do you know what kind of trees these are?

Q: I want to plant some flowering pears in my yard to provide cover from houses across the street. What do you recommend?-- Michael Preston, email A: I'd look for ‘Chanticleer' or ‘Aristocrat ...

Fireblight on an ornamental pear tree. (Photo by Laura Simpson) By Laura Simpson | [email protected]. UPDATED: October 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM PDT. Q.

Thorns on a Callery Pear tree. (Credit: Josh Davis/WPDE) Bradford pears and other ornamental Callery pears were cultivated from an import that saved pear orchards from a deadly fungus.

The Callery pear tree, native to Asia, is favored for its fast growth, white flowers, glossy leaves and stress tolerance. But the tree is difficult to control and maintain; here's what to know.

Q: There is a tree in bloom outside my office and I’m wondering what it is. It has white/green blossoms and looks like a pear tree but doesn’t smell like a fruit tree. It sort of smells like ...

Fireblight on an ornamental pear tree. (Photo by Laura Simpson) By Laura Simpson | [email protected]. UPDATED: October 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM PDT. Q.