according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. It doesn't matter if you call it a Callery pear or a Bradford pear — in 2025, the trees are an eco-disaster that disrupts native plants and ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - An invasive tree is beginning to bloom across Ohio. According to ... According to the outlet, Callery trees spread aggressively and can crowd out native species of plants.

You may not have even seen a spotted lanternfly before, but you could be seeing them in large numbers in your yard this year.

Bradford (also known as Callery) pear trees are a pretty sight, but produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio. Here's what to know.

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 ...

A ceremonial tree planting took root in Lima as the city hosted the Heritage Trees: Planting History event on April 25 to launch the Heritage Trees program under America 250-Ohio, the official state ...

Luckily, the Ohio State Extension and ODNR offer many alternative trees that are safer to plant in the Buckeye State. Some potential alternative tree species to Callery pear that are native to ...

So why are they banned in Ohio? And why do ... a University of Cincinnati biologist found in 2019 that the trees were crowding out and eliminating native plants, wreaking havoc on the ecosystem.