The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is partnering with the Missouri Invasive Plant Council, Forest ReLeaf of ...

Bradford pear trees, an incredibly invasive and non-native species, are back and spreading fast across Missouri.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bradford pear was introduced in the mid-1960s and soon became the most popular cultivar of callery pear (Pyrus calleryana). In ...

Say goodbye to the Bradford pear trees in downtown York City. And hello to a new tree canopy in the fall. The pear trees will come down in August, city officials announced in a press release this week ...

ST. LOUIS — A foul fish-smelling odor has descended on the St. Louis region, and local fish fries aren't to blame. Countless Bradford pear, or Callery pear, trees across the area have started to bud, ...