A seasonal reminder that the best way to prune a Callery/Bradford Pear Tree is with an axe.
You know these trees! Their flowers are currently popping up like popcorn along highway ramps and 90s housing developments. They’re highly invasive, starve out native species, smell AWFUL, and their offspring can grow thorns up to four inches long.
Learn more on identifying them here: https://woodyinvasives.org/woody-invasive-species/callery-pear/
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