Bradford Pears: Beauty Loved. Smell, Stability Disliked.
Bradford pear trees are blooming across the Upper Cumberland, but a local forester says their beauty comes with drawbacks. Local Forester Jeff Thompson said Bradford pears are non-native trees that were introduced from Asia and became commercially available in the 1950s and 1960s. Thompson said that while some people love their bright white flowers, some […]
White Flowers Mean Pear, Apple Trees, Dogwood Later
It happened this weekend, the sudden blooming of white-flowered-trees across the Upper Cumberland. Lots of Dogwood Trees blooming, right? Wrong. Putnam County Agriculture Extension Agent Wayne Key said the region sees different kinds of pear, apple, dogwood, and magnolia trees with white flowers over the course of the spring season. Key said both flowering and […]
Invasive Bradford Pear Trees Blooming Throughout UC
One of the beauties of spring, Bradford Pear trees blooming throughout the Upper Cumberland. Tennessee Tech Horticulture Professor Douglas Airhart said when the trees were introduced, they were loved for their teardrop shape and vibrant color. He said scientists believed the trees were seedless and noninvasive, but were mistaken. Airhart said though the seeds are […]
