Atmore, Alabama
Hanceville, Alabama
Huntsville, Alabama
Lillian, Alabama
Prattville, Alabama
Glendale, Arizona
Green Forest, Arkansas
Citrus Heights, California
Clovis, California
Manhattan Beach, California
Merced, California
Mountain View, California
Stockton, California
Clifton, Colorado
Winsted, Connecticut
Bear, Delaware
Daytona Beach, Florida
Niceville, Florida
Port Saint Lucie, Florida
Valparaiso, Florida
Braselton, Georgia
Colbert, Georgia
Stone Mountain, Georgia
Chicago, Illinois
Spring Grove, Illinois
Corydon, Indiana
Georgetown, Indiana
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Tipton, Indiana
Olathe, Kansas
Benton, Kentucky
Houma, Louisiana
Independence, Louisiana
Scott, Louisiana
Vacherie, Louisiana
Brookeville, Maryland
Valley Lee, Maryland
Milton, Massachusetts
Oxford, Michigan
Trenton, New Jersey
Apex, North Carolina(2 reports)
Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greenville, Ohio
Owasso, Oklahoma
Cheshire, Oregon
Fayetteville, Pennsylvania
Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania
Warminster, Pennsylvania
Columbia, South Carolina
Piedmont, South Carolina
Benton, Tennessee
Flintville, Tennessee
Middleton, Tennessee
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Alice, Texas
Austin, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas
Irving, Texas
New Braunfels, Texas
Spring, Texas
Sugar Land, Texas
Chesapeake, Virginia
Oakton, Virginia
Dunbar, West Virginia
Madison, Wisconsin
show all
When introduced, the Bradford Pear was thought to be sterile. Wrong! It is now escaping into to the wild where it develops wicked thorn...Read More
My city, Modesto, CA, planted these as street trees 20 or 30 years ago. Now they are cutting most of them down for many of the reasons me...Read More
Do the world a favor and do NOT plant this monster. And if you already have it, kill it now.
I see this tree all over form...Read More
When I bought my house almost 4 years ago, one of these trees came with it, and I've been plotting to remove & replace it ever since. Ye...Read More
I actually love this tree. Seems like the main reason people hate it is because it is overused and breaks up easily. I used to live in Il...Read More
We moved into a new house in 1997 - the back yard was totally bare except for grass. We had noticed the Bradford pears growing around th...Read More
I concluded that this tree is an inferior ornamental long before I found out that it's invasive.
The lifespan of this cult...Read More
My husband planted three Bradford pears several years before we were married and I moved in, he said, to provide quick shade in front of ...Read More
While they look nice in the spring, the blooms smell awful. The trunk is weak and prone to major breakage during wind storms. My wife ...Read More
Assuming I have the correct Bradfort Pear that everyone is talking about here, I have to say I don't understand all the negative comments...Read More
I feel strongly enough about this noxious invasive species that I will add to the already overwhelming negative responses.
This i...Read More
I also hate this tree. The wood is weak and it can blow over in strong winds. I hate the fact that it can cross pollinate with other pe...Read More
Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' (inlcuding cultivars and hybrids of this species):
I passionately hate this tree and all culti...Read More
Why do they still sell these in the stores?
There are reported issues with invasive behavior in Harris county.
...Read More
Please, no. Just no.
The original 'Bradford' WAS sterile and didn't reproduce from seed. Pretty flowers, great fall colo...Read More
I can't plant trees here at the apartment building where I live, but I have certainly admired them here in town (Benton, Tennessee - sout...Read More
This tree's drawbacks concerning weak branches are readily acknowledged - it shouldn't be grown as a large or even medium tree. But gard...Read More
I have to say I hate this tree.. The thorns hurt like heck if you don't know about them. I had one stick in the top of my head while mowi...Read More
Spent 4 hours with a chainsaw cleaning up my neighbor's bradford pear... a MILD windstorm blew it onto a fence. My mother thinks they're...Read More
"N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed"
HAH!!
My next-...Read More
Around here people plant this tree for its beautiful shape and flowers, but that is about all that is good about it.
If yo...Read More
This is what I call a "junk tree". Way overplanted, little character, weak wooded, structurally unsound, short-lived. Not worth the bloss...Read More
i have 3 of these trees that were planted by previous owners, mine definately are not fruitless and yeild a hundred pears a year each, wh...Read More
I have never liked Bradford pears, but my disgust with them has quickly increased. The fields surrounding my house are full of seedlings...Read More
We planted two 'Bradfords' on each side of the house. I was a newb and planted a butterfly garden around it.
One year the ...Read More
Said to only live 25-30 years!!!!
As others have stated, this tree is way overplanted. It's also very brittle. It takes not much wet snow to shed decent sized limbs or spl...Read More
While many people think of this tree as being fruitless,it does form small fruit that sometimes grows into trees where you dont want them...Read More
I realize that this tree has a few flaws, but, I remain mesmerized by its intoxicating beauty.
In Spring when covered in t...Read More
I have seen more of these trees uprooted by the slightest bit of wind than I care to count. The shallow roots and heavy foliage load make...Read More
When I caught my first whiff of a "Bradford Pear" in full bloom, I knew I would not be a huge fan (the smell is offputting, to say the le...Read More
This is a beautiful flowering tree for early spring its covered in white blooms. But also makes a pretty fall show the green leaves turn ...Read More