World War II had just ended, incomes were skyrocketing, the Baby Boom was underway — and Americans were reveling in first-time homeownership and the mass marketing of automobiles. The post-war ...

Dec. 11—Those long braids of dainty white flowers, the glossy heart-shaped leaves, the symmetrical, pyramidal appearance — we have grown to cherish our pear trees. They line our streets, wrap our cul ...

As spring settles in, Alabama's landscape bursts with vibrant blooms and rich greenery. However, one blossom doesn't add to the sweet floral fragrance of the season. If your outdoor area carries a ...

Across the Upstate, the fluffy white blooms of Bradford pear trees are beginning to show up, causing delight for some and pure hatred for others.Why is a tree, described a few decades ago as “ideal” ...

PENDLETON, SC (FOX Carolina) - We told you a few weeks ago that the state will ban the sales of Bradford Pear Trees in 2024. Many of you have questions about what this means for the trees you already ...

ST. LOUIS — Spring has officially returned to the Show Me State. Flowering plants are beginning to bloom, and that all-too-familiar rotting fish smell is starting to fill the air — the scent of ...

It was love at first sight with the Bradford pear tree. Lollipop-shaped and beautiful year-round, its white flowers are among the fist signs of spring in South Carolina. Landowners across the state ...

Trees that have broken, cracked or splintered damage to the main trunk or the structure of the tree, like this Bradford pear, may not recover. Courtesy Johnson County Extension That’s not your body ...

The English word arbor comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree, and Arbor Day is a day set aside for planting, nurturing and celebrating trees. Arbor Day celebrations began in 1872 in Nebraska, and ...

Leaves – Deciduous; simple; ovate to cordate shape; finely serrated margins with wavy appearance; 2-3” long, almost as wide as long; glabrous and leathery texture, glossy dark green color. Twigs and ...

There’s no better way to say it — Bradford Pear trees stink. But their smelliness isn’t the only reason to hate them. Kelly Oten, an NC State Extension forest health specialist, talked to us about ...