Callery (also known as Bradford) pear trees are a pretty sight, but produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio.

Callery pear was once one of the most popular street and landscape trees in Ohio due to its early spring flowers ... in autumn turn from scarlet to a red-purple color, and the tree produces ...

Hardy in Zones 4 through 8, it’s related to the native Ohio ... trees, hardy in Zones 6 through10, bloom in mid-summer. Flower colors range from white through all the pinks to red to purple.

From white flowers in the spring to purple leaves in the fall ... grow and sell Callery pear trees in Ohio due to their invasive nature? So why are they banned in Ohio? And why do they smell?

From white flowers in the spring to purple leaves in the fall ... grow and sell Callery pear trees in Ohio due to their invasive nature? Callery pear trees (Pyrus calleryana) were introduced ...