The state’s Invasive Plant Council pushed for the ban over the past several years in an effort to protect Missouri’s working ...

Once Callery pear has escaped into natural areas, its seedlings produce very sharp, stiff thorns that can puncture shoes or even tires. This makes the trees a menace to people working in the area ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Plant and tree nurseries in Missouri soon will be prohibited from selling a handful of fast-spreading ...

The grace period gave sellers time to financially brace for the eventual banning of Callery pear sales and growth in the state. The five-year window expired in January 2023. Are they in central Ohio?

Soon, six invasive plants will no longer be allowed to be sold in Missouri. Governor Mike Kehoe Tuesday signed Senate Bill ...

Callery pear seedlings pop up frequently in unmanaged areas such as shrub beds, tree lines, along fences, mulched areas and even in flower gardens. Mike Hogan.

That's what a bill signed by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe would do. Senate Bill 105 stops the sale of six invasive species ...

Yesterday, Missouri Governor Kehoe signed Senate Bill 105 into law, halting the sale in Missouri of six invasive plants: sericea lespedeza, burning bush (‘Compactus’), Callery pear, Japanese ...

Bernskoetter’s legislation comes after years of education on the part of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, the Missouri Department of Conservation, and others on the scourge of Callery pears, which ...

Clarksburg’s Callery pear seedling from that original tree now stands along W Main Street to honor first responders and coal miners who have lost their lives, according to the City of Clarksburg.

Did you know one of the best trees for fall foliage is actually banned in Ohio? Meet the Bradford pear tree.. As of January 2023, it became illegal to plant, grow, and sell this tree in Ohio due ...