With their pretty flowers and robust root systems, Callery pear trees have gone from American landscaping darling to invasive scourge, banned in many areas. Here are some tips on controlling or replacing them with native tree species:
This March 10, 2022, image provided by Kelly Oten Shows a ‘Bradford’ callery pear tree in full bloom in North Carolina. The Callery pear tree’s aesthetically pleasing, upward-facing branch structure meant limbs would rip and fly off during storms, threatening to injure people and damage cars and homes. This March 10, 2022, image provided by Kelly Oten Shows a ‘Bradford’ callery pear tree in full bloom in North Carolina.
It’s the late 1940s. World War II has ended, the Baby Boom is in full swing, and incomes are rising, making first-time homeownership possible for many. Cars are being marketed to the masses, so folks can travel farther to work. The post-war expansion of American suburbia has begun. Over the next 50 years, cookie-cutter homes on quiet, tree-lined streets become the epitome of success for those looking to escape crowded cities across America.
And the Callery pear, a non-native tree species introduced from Asia in the early 1900s, is often chosen to line those streets. If you, too, have chosen the tree for your property, or inherited it from previous owners, you may now find yourself
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