Callery pear aka Bradford pear trees are an eco disaster that Ohio banned because they ruin the ecosystem. Here's why and what you can plant instead.

While the profuse show of brilliant white flowers of Callery pear ( Pyrus calleryana) might seem a welcome sight in the still brown and gray landscape of central Ohio in early April, this non-native ...

It seems spring has finally reached Ohio. “With warmer temperatures, we are starting to see some of our first blooms of the ...

The trees are commonly found in areas such as the bottoms of ravines, steep hillsides, and creek banks. The pawpaw fruit was named the official native fruit of Ohio in 2009, and is also known as ...

Callery pear trees, though once popular ... sight in the still brown and gray landscape of central Ohio in early April, this non-native tree is incredibly invasive and aggressive, displacing ...

According to the outlet, Callery trees spread aggressively and can crowd out native species of plants. Over time, birds have spread its seeds across Ohio and disrupted native ecosystems ...