Yahoo

These native trees have the pros of Callery pear without the cons

Beginning this coming week in Greater Columbus, we should start to see the full bloom of one of the most widely planted flowering trees, the Callery pear. The billowy white flowers of this popular and ...
AOL

These Southern States Are Giving Away Free Native Trees—If You Cut Down Your Bradford Pear

While it is definitely beautiful to look at in the early spring thanks to its wispy white blooms, the Bradford pear is not exactly the best type of tree to keep in your yard. Beyond the tree’s ...
Fox Carolina

Program exchanges Bradford pear for native trees

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A shared project between Clemson University and the SC Forestry Commission is giving homeowners a chance to remove Bradford pears trees and replace them with native ...
Staten Island Advance

Meet prickly pear, a cacti that is native to Staten Island

P1190993 Prickly Pear on a rocky outcrop on the North Shore.JPG A prickly pear clings to the sandy gravel of an exposed rocky outcrop on the North Shore (Clay Wollney) Cacti are well known for their ...
The Indianapolis Star

Invasives: Bradford pear trees are beautiful but disastrous for biodiversity

Indiana has rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but the ornamental plant trade, globalization and development have introduced new threats to these ecosystems. IndyStar is ...