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 and beautiful trees blooming for us early in spring? â Jean
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.
By Amor Chamness Cook
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.