Callery pear trees were originally brought to America to save the pear industry from fire blight. Now these saviors of the fruit industry have become invaders in the landscape and are banned ...

As you drive around town this time of year, one of the first trees to bloom is the Bradford, or Callery, pear tree. They are covered in big white flowers and, with nothing else blooming yet, you can ...

Here in New York City, Callery pear trees line the streets boasting showy clouds of white blooms each spring. Reaching to the sky, sometimes they're so fluffy they create block-long floral tunnels.