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Bradford pear trees look pretty and smell like rotten fish. They're also illegal. But why?

It's officially spring in Greater Cincinnati, meaning you've probably seen white-flowering Callery pear trees blooming all over the city. The Callery pear tree − also known as the Bradford pear tree − ...
Columbus Dispatch

Bradford pear trees are banned in Ohio. Here are 16 trees to plant instead

Spring has sprung, and the flowers are blooming. Though it should be smelling pleasant this time of the year, you might walk past the Bradford pear tree and hold your breath. As of January 2023, it ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Invasive tree begins to bloom across Ohio, releasing distinctive odor

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - An invasive tree is beginning to bloom across Ohio. According to WCMH, the Callery pear tree, a species native to Asia, is beginning to bloom and release its distinctive odor into ...
WLWT

Callery Pear: Beautiful flowering tree is actually banned in Ohio

Flowers and trees are starting to bloom across Ohio, but not all things in bloom are a good thing.The Callery pear tree is starting to bloom across the state and is easy to spot along about any local ...