For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The ...

Stand aside, Bradford pear. There's a new invasive plant in town ... Here's what you need to know about the common privet. The plant is a semi-evergreen shrub or small tree that can grow up to 20 feet ...

Bradford pear trees give off an unpleasant odor, though they do look pretty. Bradford pear trees are an invasive species, and their beauty is one of the problems. Have you gone on a walk around ...

There's a new invasive plant in Ohio's sights. And like the Bradford pear before it, Ohio is now targeting the common privet. Here's what to know.

The leaves of a flowering dogwood tree are usually green on top and glossy on the bottom, and they boast reddish-purplish colors in the autumn months. The Bradford pear is considered the most common ...

For me, this time of the year is marked not only by the returning presence of pollen but by one of my least favorite plants: the Bradford pear tree. As an N.C. native, I have a long history with ...

Grasses like little bluestem were among the only plants that grew there, and wildfires were common. Thus, any trees that could withstand the infertile soil were periodically cleared away by ...

Bradford pear trees are a variety of the callery pear, which was introduced to the U.S. from Asia in the early 1900s in an attempt to fight the fire blight of the common pear. The seeds of these ...