Across the Upstate, the fluffy white blooms of Bradford pear trees are beginning to show up, causing delight for some and pure hatred for others.Why is a tree, described a few decades ago as “ideal” ...

With spring finally here in Ohio, you may have noticed those trees with the white flowers are already blooming on your street or at the local park. But starting next year, expect to see fewer of them.

You may love them for their showering white canopy or hate their pungent smell, but this spring is the final show for York’s iconic white flowering Bradford Pear trees. Here since the 1970s, all will ...

All those white blooming trees you see everywhere... do you think they are pretty? If you knew what they actually represent, you would choke on your morning coffee and gag on your scrambled eggs. All ...

You are probably referring to the Bradford pear. While they are beautiful and quite popular, they have a dark side. But first, let’s talk about what they are and how they got here. The Bradford Pear ...

World War II had just ended, incomes were skyrocketing, the Baby Boom was underway — and Americans were reveling in first-time homeownership and the mass marketing of automobiles. The post-war ...