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State, national groups partner to combat invasive species in Mo.
State, national groups partner to combat invasive species in Mo. By Ashley Smith | May 14, 2021 at 3:35 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 6:12 PM
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KFVS) - Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have partnered with state and federal groups to combat invasive species in Mo.
The partnership, called the Scenic Rivers Invasive Species Partnership, was developed to focus on the Scenic River Region which includes the Current, Jacks Fork and Eleven Point rivers.
They chose this area because it is one of the state’s most ecologically diverse landscapes.
While the region has few invasive species, some parts have established invasive species.
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DEAR JEAN: Callery pear trees are known to be native in Vietnam, Taiwan, and China. It is also called by several cultivar names such as Bradford pears, Cleveland pears, Aristocrat pears and many other names. However, it is mostly referred to as the ornamental pear. Itâs the first tree with white flowers blooming profusely in springtime, much like âpopcorn popping on a pear tree.â It will later bear tiny pears, about a half inch in diameter, that birds love to eat.
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DEAR AMOR: Lately, I have been seeing social media posts about homeowners cutting down their Callery pear trees. Why is that? Cities and businesses have these trees as well. What could be wrong with such magnificent trees blooming early in spring? Jean
DEAR JEAN: Callery pear trees are known to be native in Vietnam, Taiwan and China. It also is called by their cultivar names as Bradford pears, Cleveland pears, Aristocrat pears and other names. However, it is mostly referred to as the ornamental pear. It’s the first tree with white flowers blooming profusely in springtime, much like “popcorn popping on a pear tree.” It later bears about half-inch diameter tiny pears that birds love to eat.