If there's a pretty white-flowering tree in front of your house in spring, chances are it's Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana), also known as Callery pear. The white blooms are a welcome sign of spring ...

The area that is now Joshua Tree National Park wasn’t always a desert. During the Great Ice Age, also known as the Pleistocene Epoch, there were rivers and lakes as well as Columbian mammoths ...

That's because, according to Morris, “the pear is one of the few fruits that does not ripen on the tree." Instead, he says, almost all types of pears are harvested when mature but not yet ripe. This ...

When planting them, good soil preparation is vital, especially if you want your tree to give you years of enjoyment. Choose a site in full sun, making sure there's room for the branches to grow and ...

The snarl of a chainsaw never sounds sweeter than when slicing through the trunk of a nasty Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana). I have railed against the spring-blooming, white-flowering tree for years.