Reviled. Despised. Singled out for eradication. Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden of Eden. Sales of this Asian native and its best-known ...

As Missouri becomes the latest state to ban the sale of Callery pear trees, researchers at MU are using artificial intelligence and satellite imagery to track them down. The ornamental tree, known for ...

Have you gone on a walk around your neighborhood recently? If so, you may have stumbled across a big, beautiful, white-flowered tree. Then, when you got a little closer, you may have thought, "why ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - With spring coming closer, many plants and trees across the Ozarks are ready to start blooming and growing once again. However, that includes some trees that should not belong ...

Along the sidewalks of many towns, showy white blooms of Callery pear trees signal the arrival of spring. But they don’t bring a smile to everyone’s face. “Pyrus calleryana has earned a reputation as ...

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Wichita State associate professor of Biological Sciences compares the rapid spread of invasive Callery pear trees to a popular movie. “If you remember Jurassic Park, the ...

It seems spring has finally reached Ohio. “With warmer temperatures, we are starting to see some of our first blooms of the season,” said Thomas Becker, an Ohio State University Extension Agriculture ...

Once a popular landscaping choice, the Callery pear tree, specifically the Bradford pear cultivar, is now facing bans and eradication efforts due to its invasive nature. While lauded for its beauty ...