American Pear Tree?
Apr 3, 2024 23:36:57 #
Apr 4, 2024 00:46:10 #
dwmoar
Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley
niteman3d wrote:
I'm not certain, but I think it's a pear?
It is called a Bradford Pear.
Apr 4, 2024 00:47:21 #
dwmoar
Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley
Manglesphoto wrote:
Google lens says. Callery pear
AKA a Bradford Pear. They are specifically bred to be sterile and thornless and relatively resistant to pests
Apr 4, 2024 09:35:56 #
Bradford pears are sterile? Since when? They're forest killers, they quickly reproduce and take up the nutrients native trees need, until the forest is full of them, and maybe only them. Also, they are very weak trees. They grow fast and create a dense canopy. Then along comes a 50 mph gust and CRACK, down comes half of the tree. They, and their other relatives, should be eliminated. Most nurseries around here do not sell them.
Apr 4, 2024 11:03:36 #
SteveFranz
Loc: Durham, NC
FredCM wrote:
Bradford pears are sterile? Since when? They're forest killers, they quickly reproduce and take up the nutrients native trees need, until the forest is full of them, and maybe only them. Also, they are very weak trees. They grow fast and create a dense canopy. Then along comes a 50 mph gust and CRACK, down comes half of the tree. They, and their other relatives, should be eliminated. Most nurseries around here do not sell them.
My HOA just removed over a dozen of those stinking bradford pears from my street. YAY! They plan to replace them with some nice native North Carolina trees.
Apr 4, 2024 13:35:15 #
SteveFranz wrote:
My HOA just removed over a dozen of those stinking bradford pears from my street. YAY! They plan to replace them with some nice native North Carolina trees.
We've done a little checking and believe this one and the several nearby trees are Cleveland Pears which are a cultivar bred for no odor and other characteristics that make it preferable to the Bradford variety.
Apr 4, 2024 20:29:59 #
Apr 8, 2024 19:41:07 #
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