As a popular tree to the geography of Robeson County, these invasive trees may have caught your eye, appearing admirable with ...

You can't miss the sight of those white-flowered trees each spring - or their unpleasant smell either. Here's why they seem to be everywhere.

Bradford pear trees may be visually appealing, but their drawbacks far outweigh their brief beauty. While their white blooms ...

A staple throughout the Southwest, this desert fruit adds flavor and color to cocktails, salads, salsas, desserts, and more.

Dragon fruit comes from a cactus plant native to Central and South America. Its outer skin resembles a large cactus pear, ...

Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden of Eden. Sales of this Asian native and its best-known cultivar, the Bradford pear, have been banned in ...

Its small, hard seeds are edible but can also be disposed of. "Prickly pear is a fruit deeply rooted in the Southwest, particularly in New Mexico, where it's a staple in many traditional dishes ...

Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing ... Birds ate that fruit, however grudgingly, and deposited the seeds far and wide. The Bradford invasion was on — especially ...

While Bradford pear trees and cultivars of the Callery pear are typically self-infertile, meaning they cannot produce seeds within the same variety or on the same plant, they readily cross ...

If you're removing a Bradford pear but want to replace it with another flowering tree, serviceberry, redbud, and dogwoods are ...