If you smell something rotten emanating from your tree while it's in flower, you are most certainly growing a Bradford pear. This is no problem for my cat, but most people don't care for the smell ...

This, too, becomes a problem for insects ... homeowners a free native tree plant in return for uprooting a Bradford pear tree ...

Ornamental pear, Pyrus calleryana ... Yes, they are still prone to problems. But they must be placed under more stress than the ‘Bradford’ in order to split. Reading all the comments on ...