When the Bradford pear trees are in bloom in early spring, you pretty much can't miss them; you see the lovely white blossoms on trees everywhere - and you smell that not-nearly-so-lovely fishy odor ...

ST. LOUIS – Bradford pear trees, an incredibly invasive and non-native species, are back and spreading fast across Missouri. Bradford pear trees, also known as Callery pear trees, are notorious for ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A research team at the University of Missouri is using artificial intelligence to monitor the spread of invasive Callery pear trees across the state, specifically focusing on ...

Callery pear trees will soon bloom as temperatures settle into the spring season but the once sought after trees are an environmental nuisance. Callery, and the popular Bradford Pear cultivar, have ...