"Callery pears began producing small, brown, almost woody fruit, which by itself seems relatively harmless. "That is until we realized that these fruits were carrying viable seeds." The trees then ...

ODNR says Callery pear trees have numerous cultivated varieties that can cross-pollinate with each other and produce viable fruit. The most commonly used cultivar is Bradford. Other common ...

(KY3) - With spring coming closer, many plants and trees across the ... Birds eat the fruit and spread those seeds. They’re very good at taking up a whole area.” The Department is once again ...

pears (European and Asian), and stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, pluots, and cherries). Apple trees are commonly affected by fire blight, apple scab, fruit rots, rusts, and powdery ...